different between ultraviolet vs phytophotodermatitis

English

Etymology

From ultra- +? violet.

Adjective

ultraviolet (comparative more ultraviolet, superlative most ultraviolet)

1. of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 nanometre - 10 nanometre

Translations

Noun

ultraviolet (countable and uncountable, plural ultraviolets)

1. Ultraviolet colour.

Translations

See also

• ultraviolet radiation

French

Etymology

From ultra- +? violet

Adjective

ultraviolet (feminine singular ultraviolette, masculine plural ultraviolets, feminine plural ultraviolettes)

1. ultraviolet

Noun

ultraviolet m (plural ultraviolets)

1. ultraviolet (light)

Further reading

• “ultraviolet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French ultraviolet.

Adjective

ultraviolet m or n (feminine singular ultraviolet?, masculine plural ultraviole?i, feminine and neuter plural ultraviolete)

1. ultraviolet

Declension

English

Etymology

phyto- +? photodermatitis, ultimately phyto- +? photo- +? dermatitis

Noun

phytophotodermatitis (countable and uncountable, plural phytophotodermatitides)

1. (medicine) A condition in which the skin becomes hypersensitive to ultraviolet light, caused by contact with the photosensitizing compounds found naturally in some plants such as limes.

Hyponyms

• lime disease
• Mexican beer dermatitis
• margarita dermatitis
• Club Med dermatitis

Related terms

• phytophototoxic