Definition of ozone Ozone

/owˈzowˌn/ - [owzown] - o•zone

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Noun

Plural: ozones

ozone - 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)

gas the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container

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ozone (Noun)
An allotrope of oxygen symbol O3 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.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

ozone (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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

ozone
An allotropic form of oxygen containing three atoms in the molecule. It is a bluish gas, very active chemically, and a powerful oxidizing agent. Ozone is formed when oxygen or air is subjected to a silent electric discharge. It occurs in ordinary air in very small amounts only.\n(Source: UVAROV)

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

ozone
ō′zōn, n. name given to a supposed allotropic form of oxygen, when affected by electric discharges, marked by a peculiar smell.—ns. Ozonā′tion; Ozonisā′tion; Ozonom′eter.—adj. Ozonomet′ric.—ns. Ozonom′etry; Ozō′noscope.—adjs. Ozonoscop′ic; O′zonous. [Gr. ozein, to smell.]

Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡

ozone
An allotropic form of oxygen. It possesses much more energetic chemical properties than oxygen. It is supposed to contain three atoms of oxygen in its molecule, represented thus:
O
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O---O
It is produced by electric discharges and it is its peculiar odor which is noticed about an electric machine, and sometimes in a thunderstorm near the path of a lightning flash.
In the electrolysis of water some ozone may be produced, thus diminishing the volume of the oxygen or of the mixed gases given off. This is a source of inaccuracy in a gas voltameter.
Pacinotti's Inductor. The Pacinotti or Gramme Ring. (See Pacinotti's Ring.)

Wikipedia

Ozone is a chemical with the symbol O3. This means one molecule of Ozone is made of 3 Oxygen atoms. Ozone is important to planet Earth as it soaks up or absorbs the dangerous ultraviolet radiation from the Sun. Without it things would not have been able to live on the surface of our planet.

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ozone, noun, singular of ozones.

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