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Definitions for Ozone

[1] a form of oxygen, O3 , with a peculiar odor suggesting that of weak chlorine, produced when an electric spark or ultraviolet light is passed through air or oxygen. It is found in the atmosphere in minute quantities, especially after a thunderstorm, is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is thus biologically corrosive. In the upper atmosphere, it absorbs ultraviolet rays, thereby preventing them from reaching the surface of the earth. It is used for bleaching, sterilizing water, etc.
[2] a colourless gas with a chlorine-like odour, formed by an electric discharge in oxygen: a strong oxidizing agent, used in bleaching, sterilizing water, purifying air, etc. Formula: O 3 ; density: 2.14 kg/m³; melting pt: –192°C; boiling pt: –110.51°C Technical name: trioxygen
[3] informal clean bracing air, as found at the seaside

Words related to Ozone

breath, breeze, wind, firmament, heaven, blast, whiff, sky, waft, draft, puff, zephyr, ventilation, stratosphere, troposphere, heavens, ozonosphere

Words nearby Ozone

ozenfant, ozero baykal, ozo-, ozocerite, ozon-, ozone, ozone hole, ozone layer, ozone sickness, ozone-friendly, ozonic ether

Origin of Ozone

< German Ozon < Greek ózōn, present participle of ózein to smell; see ozo-

Other words from Ozone

o·zon·ic [oh-zon -ik, oh-zoh -nik] /oʊˈzɒn ɪk, oʊˈzoʊ nɪk/ , adjective

Word origin for Ozone

C19: from German Ozon, from Greek: smell

Synonyms for Ozone

isothermal layer, ozonosphere