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hydrogen lamp

hydrogen lamp noun: a glass apparatus in which hydrogen, generated from zinc and sulfuric acid, is burnt; used primarily as a demonstration (invented by Alessandro Volta).

Noun

hydrogen lamp (plural hydrogen lamps)

  1. a glass apparatus in which hydrogen, generated from zinc and sulfuric acid, is burnt; used primarily as a demonstration (invented by Alessandro Volta)

Forms of hydrogen lamp

pluralhydrogen lamps

Questions about hydrogen lamp

What does hydrogen lamp mean?
Hydrogen lamp means a glass apparatus in which hydrogen, generated from zinc and sulfuric acid, is burnt; used primarily as a demonstration (invented by Alessandro Volta).
What part of speech is hydrogen lamp?
Hydrogen lamp is a noun.
What is the plural of hydrogen lamp?
The plural of hydrogen lamp is hydrogen lamps.

Words near hydrogen lamp in the dictionary

  1. hydrogen halides
  2. hydrogen hydroxide
  3. hydrogen iodide
  4. hydrogen ion
  5. hydrogen ions
  6. hydrogen lamp
  7. hydrogen lamps
  8. hydrogen line
  9. hydrogen lines
  10. hydrogen maser atomic clock
  11. hydrogen maser atomic clocks

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