ultraviolationn.
/ˌʌltrəvʌɪəˈleɪʃən/ slang.
Irradiation with ultraviolet light.
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irradiation1935
ultraviolation1978
1978 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 23 Oct. Suppl. i. 167 (heading) Why does yeast die from ultra-violation?
1979 Amer. Speech 54 119 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.
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ultraˈviolate v. transitive.
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ultraviolate1984
1984 New Scientist 3 May 46/1 At Stanford University..medical scientists no longer expose cells to UV light... They prefer to ultraviolate them.
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