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ozone

o·zone
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-zohn, oh-zohn]
    • /ˈoʊ zoʊn, oʊˈzoʊn/
    • /ˈəʊ.zəʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-zohn, oh-zohn]
    • /ˈoʊ zoʊn, oʊˈzoʊn/

Definitions of ozone word

  • noun ozone a form of oxygen, O 3 , 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. 1
  • noun ozone form of oxygen 1
  • noun ozone relating to ozone 1
  • uncountable noun ozone Ozone is a colourless gas which is a form of oxygen. There is a layer of ozone high above the earth's surface. 0
  • noun ozone 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: O3; density: 2.14 kg/m3; melting pt: –192°C; boiling pt: –110.51°C 0
  • noun ozone clean bracing air, as found at the seaside 0
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Parts of speech for Ozone

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ozone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for ozone

noun ozone

  • air — Air is the mixture of gases which forms the Earth's atmosphere and which we breathe.
  • welkin — the sky; the vault of heaven.
  • zephyr — a gentle, mild breeze.
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Related words

  • ozone layer

    Meteorology. the layer of the upper atmosphere where most atmospheric ozone is concentrated, from about 8 to 30 miles (12 to 48 km) above the earth, with the maximum ozone concentration occurring at an altitude of about 12 miles (19 km).

  • ozone hole

    any part of the ozone layer that has become depleted by atmospheric pollution, resulting in excess ultraviolet radiation passing through the atmosphere.

  • ozone sickness

    a condition characterized by chest pain, itchy eyes, and drowsiness, caused by exposure to ozone, as experienced in the atmospheres of smog and high-altitude airplanes.

  • chlorofluorocarbon

    Chlorofluorocarbons are the same as CFCs.

  • chlorofluoromethane

    any of a series of gaseous or volatile methanes substituted with chlorine and fluorine and containing little or no hydrogen: used as refrigerants and, formerly, as aerosol propellants until scientists became concerned about depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer.

  • greenhouse gas

    any of the gases whose absorption of solar radiation is responsible for the greenhouse effect, including carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and the fluorocarbons.
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