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ultraviolation slang.|ˌʌltrəvaɪəˈleɪʃən|
[Humorous blend of ultraviolet a. and n. and violation.]
Irradiation with ultraviolet light. So ultraˈviolate v. trans.
1978Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 23 Oct. Suppl. i. 167 (heading) Why does yeast die from ultra-violation? 1979Amer. Speech LIV. 119 Ultraviolation. William J. Payne tells us that, when cells are subjected to ultraviolet radiation (for mutagenesis), they are said to have been ultraviolated. Editors..strike the term from papers submitted for publication, but scientists frequently use it in conversation. 1984New Scientist 3 May 46/1 At Stanford University..medical scientists no longer expose cells to UV light... They prefer to ultraviolate them. |