Definitions for ozoneˈoʊ zoʊn, oʊˈzoʊn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•zoneˈoʊ zoʊn, oʊˈzoʊn(n.)
a form of oxygen, O3, produced when an electric spark or ultraviolet light passes through air or oxygen, that in the upper atmosphere absorbs ultraviolet rays, thereby preventing them from reaching the earth's surface, but that near the earth's surface is a harmful irritant and pollutant: used commercially for bleaching, oxidizing, etc.
Category: Chemistry
Category: Meteorology
Ref: ozone layer.
fresh air.
Origin of ozone:
< G Ozon (1840) < Gk ózōn, prp. of ózein to smell
o•zon•icoʊˈzɒn ɪk, oʊˈzoʊ nɪk(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
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)
Wiktionary
ozone(Noun)
An allotrope of oxygen (symbol O) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a blue gas, generated from oxygen by electrical discharge; it is poisonous and highly reactive, but in the upper atmosphere it protects life on Earth from ultraviolet radiation.
ozone(Noun)
Fresh air, especially that breathed at the seaside and smelling of seaweed.
Origin: From Ozon, coined 1840 by Christian Friedrich Schönbein, from ὄζον, neuter participle of ὄζω, in reference to its pungent odour.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Ozone
is an allotropic form of oxygen, from which it can be developed by electricity, and into which it can be resolved by heat, present in small quantities in the atmosphere, and possessing strong oxidising properties.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Ozone
An unstable triatomic form of oxygen, O3, that exists in the atmosphere in varying proportions. It is produced continuously in the outer layers of the atmosphere by the action of solar UV-radiation on the oxygen of the air.
Translations for ozone
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ozone(noun)
fresh (sea) air.
- osoonAfrikaans
- هَواء مُنْعِشArabic
- свеж морски въздухBulgarian
- ar puroPortuguese (BR)
- čerstvý mořský vzduchCzech
- frische LuftGerman
- frisk (hav-)luftDanish
- καθαρός θαλασσινός αέραςGreek
- aire puroSpanish
- värske õhkEstonian
- هوای تازهFarsi
- otsoniFinnish
- air marinFrench
- אָווִיר צַחHebrew
- ओजोनHindi
- ozon, svjež zrakCroatian
- ózonHungarian
- udara segarIndonesian
- hressandi loftIcelandic
- (aria pura)Italian
- 新鮮な空気Japanese
- 신선한 공기Korean
- grynas jūros orasLithuanian
- svaigs/jūras gaissLatvian
- udara segarMalay
- ozonDutch
- frisk (hav)luftNorwegian
- morskie powietrzePolish
- هوای تازهPersian
- هواى تازهPashto
- ar puroPortuguese
- ozonRomanian
- чистый, свежий воздухRussian
- čerstvý morský vzduchSlovak
- morski zrakSlovenian
- svež vazduhSerbian
- frisk [havs]luftSwedish
- อากาศที่บริสุทธิ์Thai
- temiz havaTurkish
- 新鮮空氣Chinese (Trad.)
- свіже повітряUkrainian
- تازہ ہواUrdu
- không khí trong lànhVietnamese
- （海边的）新鲜空气Chinese (Simp.)
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