OZONE
ozone
(noun) a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ozone (uncountable)
(inorganic chemistry) An allotrope of oxygen (symbol Oâ) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a blue gas, generated from oxygen by electrical discharge.
Hypernym: greenhouse gas
(Britain, informal) Fresh air, especially that breathed at the seaside and smelling of seaweed.
Verb
ozone (third-person singular simple present ozones, present participle ozoning, simple past and past participle ozoned)
(transitive) To treat with ozone.
Source: Wiktionary
O"zone, n. Etym: [Gr. Odor.] (Chem.)
Definition: A colorless gaseous substance (O
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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