What does mercury-vapor lamp mean?

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mercury-vapor lamp

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

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mercury-vapor lamps (plural)

What does mercury-vapor lamp mean?: Alternative spelling of mercury-vapour lamp.

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