black light
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black + light, since ultraviolet light is invisible to the human eye.
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black light (countable and uncountable, plural black lights)
- (countable) A light bulb that emits ultraviolet light, usually used to create the illusion that anything white is glowing.
- (uncountable, slang) ultraviolet radiation/light
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light bulb that emits ultraviolet light
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