QUARTZ-IODINE LAMP


Meaning of QUARTZ-IODINE LAMP in English

Function: noun

Date: circa 1964

: a lightbulb consisting of a quartz bulb and a tungsten filament with the bulb containing iodine which reacts with the vaporized tungsten to prevent excessive blackening of the bulb

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