"Wood's lamp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Wood's lamps [plural]
Etymology: Named after its inventor, American physicist Robert Williams Wood. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Wood's lamp (plural Wood's lamps)
  1. A black light. Wikipedia link: Robert Williams Wood Synonyms: Wood's light
    Sense id: en-Wood's_lamp-en-noun-6J5IlCY1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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