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ozone
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ozone has 1 sense
- ozone(n = noun.substance) - 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); is a kind of gas
CIDE DICTIONARY
ozone, n. [Gr. 'o`zwn smelling, p. pr. of 'o`zein to smell. See Odor.].
A colorless gaseous substance (O3 ) obtained (as by the silent discharge of electricity in oxygen) as an allotropic form of oxygen, containing three atoms in the molecule. It is a strong oxidizer, and probably exists in the air, though by the ordinary tests it is liable to be confused with certain other substances, as hydrogen dioxide, or certain oxides of nitrogen. It derives its name from its peculiar odor, which resembles that of weak chlorine. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ozone, n.
1 Chem. a colourless unstable gas with a pungent odour and powerful oxidizing properties, used for bleaching etc.
1 Chem. a colourless unstable gas with a pungent odour and powerful oxidizing properties, used for bleaching etc.
Idiom
ozone-friendly (of manufactured articles) containing chemicals that are not destructive to the ozone layer. ozone layer a layer of ozone in the stratosphere that absorbs most of the sun's ultraviolet radiation.
Usage
Chem. formula: O3.
2 colloq. a invigorating air at the seaside etc. b exhilarating influence.
2 colloq. a invigorating air at the seaside etc. b exhilarating influence.
Derivative
ozonic adj. ozonize v.tr. (also -ise). ozonization n. ozonizer n.
Etymology
G Ozon f. Gk, neut. pres. part. of ozo smell
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