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fluorescent lamp  fluorescent tube
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Lamp consisting of a tube coated on the inside with a fluorescent material; mercury vapor in the tube emits ultraviolet radiation that is converted to visible radiation by the fluorescent material WordNet 3.0
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Lamp consisting of a tube coated on the inside with a fluorescent material; mercury vapor in the tube emits ultraviolet radiation that is converted to visible radiation by the fluorescent material WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A fluorescent lamp, or fluorescent tube, is a low-pressure mercury-vapor gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light. Wikipedia
A tubular light-emitting device Wikipedia Disambiguation
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A low pressure mercury electric discharge lamp, tubular in shape in which a fluorescent coating (phosphor) transforms ultraviolet energy into visible light. OmegaWiki
A gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light. Wiktionary
Gas-discharge lamp. Wiktionary (translation)