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 O₃) 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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