Amber is decsribed as a brown color of glass that absorbs nearly all radiation with wavelengths shorter than 450mm. Amber glass offers excellent protection from ultraviolet radiation. This is critical for products such as beer and certain drugs.
Ref: 120761/2006-10-04

Other Database Pages Exist for this Phrase:
Gamberoni (Gamberoni is the Italian term that refers to ...)
Gamberetto (Gamberetto is the Italian word for shrimp, prawn ...)
Gamberi (Gamberi is the Italian word for prawns, ...)
Gambero (Gambero is the Italian word for crayfish, shrimp, ...)
Ami du Chambertin (Ami du Chambertin literally means " "friend of ...)

You have no rights to post comments

Related Articles

Pigment ■■■■■■
A pigment is a material that changes the color of reflected or transmitted light as the result of wavelength-selective . . . Read More
X-ray ■■■■■
X-Ray refers to the part of the electromagnetic spectrum whose radiation has somewhat greater frequencies . . . Read More
Bouc ■■■■■
Bouc refers to baby shrimp or a name for prawn in Charentes. It is a tiny soft-shelled shrimp which turns . . . Read More
Brandy ■■■■■
Brandy refers to a distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice (eau-de-vie) The highest quality brandies . . . Read More
Phosphor ■■■■■
A phosphor is a substance that exhibits the phenomenon of luminescenceit emits light when exposed to . . . Read More
Factor ■■■■■
A factor, a Latin word meaning may refer to a sun protection factor, a unit describing reduction in transmitted . . . Read More
Gallate ■■■■■
Gallate in the industrial context typically refers to chemical compounds that contain the gallate ion . . . Read More
Emission ■■■■
Emission may refer to exhaust gas, flue gas occurring as a result of the combustion of a fuel or the . . . Read More
Puce ■■■■
Puce refers to the color described as dark reda sort of reddish-purplea deep red to dark grayish purpleand . . . Read More
Geitost ■■■■
Geitost refers to Norway's national cheese. Geitost means goat cheese, as it is originaly made entirely . . . Read More