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Ultraviolet vs Avobenzone - What's the difference?

ultraviolet | avobenzone |

As nouns the difference between ultraviolet and avobenzone

is that ultraviolet is ultraviolet colour while avobenzone is an oil-soluble ingredient, derived from dibenzoylmethane, used in sunscreen products to absorb ultraviolet light.

As an adjective ultraviolet

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

ultraviolet

English

(wikipedia ultraviolet)

Adjective

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

    • See also

    * ultraviolet radiation

    Noun

  • Ultraviolet colour.

    • avobenzone

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia avobenzone)
  • An oil-soluble ingredient, derived from dibenzoylmethane, used in sunscreen products to absorb ultraviolet light.

    • Synonyms

    * butylmethoxydibenzoylmethane, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane