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Definition of Ozone

1. 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).

Definition of Ozone

1. n. A colorless gaseous substance (O&?;) 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 streng oxidizer, and probably exists in the air, though by he 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.

Definition of Ozone

1. a form of oxygen [n -S] : OZONIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Ozone

1. A colourless gaseous substance (O) 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 streng oxidizer, and probably exists in the air, though by he 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 odour, which resembles that of weak chlorine. Origin: Gr. Smelling, p. Pr. Of to smell. See Odour. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ozone

ozocerites ozochrotia ozokerite ozokerite ozokerites ozona ozonate ozonated ozonates ozonating

ozonation ozonation ozonations ozonator ozone (current term) ozone (current term) ozones ozone hole ozone layer ozone sickness

ozonic ozonic ozonide ozonide ozonides ozonification ozonise ozonised ozoniser ozonisers

Literary usage of Ozone

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1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"stream was stopped, and the subsequent rate of depletion was determined. ozone concentrations were measured with a Mast ozone meter. ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1833)
"Pure ozone has never yet been obtained, however. ozone is also formed in small ... (Traces of ozone are usually present in the atmosphere, especially in the ..."

3. The Principles of Chemistry by Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev (1891)
"But what is especially characteristic in ozone is the decomposing'action it ... Oxygen does not act on it, but ozone passed into a solution of potassium ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Pure ozone (obtained by liquefaction) is bluish in color and dangerous to handle on account of ... ozone dissolves in and combines with the etheral oils, ..."

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