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ozone
- /ˈəʊzəʊn/ UK
- /ə(ʊ)ˈzəʊn/ UK, obsolete
- /ˈoʊzoʊn/ US
Where it comes from
From German Ozon, coined 1840 by Christian Friedrich Schönbein, from Ancient Greek ὄζον (ózon), neuter participle of ὄζω (ózō, “I smell”), in reference to its pungent odour.
The “fresh air” sense is from an erroneous former belief that seaweed contains and releases ozone.
noun ozones
- An allotrope of oxygen (symbol O₃) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a toxic gas, generated from oxygen by electrical discharge. Lightning flashed again, the thunder came a second later. It rained harder. The smell of ozone was strong. You could feel the charge in the air.
- Fresh air, especially that breathed at the seaside and smelling of seaweed. A patent obtained in England, and specified far from clearly, for obtaining ozone by boiling seaweed,†† may be mentioned as a curiosity, and also the credulity with which ozone-baths, prepared in this manner, find a ready sale, in spite of, or perhaps rather on account of, their high price.
verb ozones · ozoning · ozoned
- To treat with ozone. Whenever it exists, as it usually does, even where the tide water freshens at the ebb, it seems to have a purifying tendency, probably by ozoning the superincumbent atmosphere.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nitrogen, air, tropospheric, stratospheric, atmosphere, coating, layer, tier, coat, cloak, abundance, guise, exertion, odp, depleting, trioxygen
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noun O3
| Español | ozono |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오존 ojon |
| 日本語 | オゾン ozon |
| 中文 | 臭氧 chòuyǎng |
| हिन्दी | ओज़ोन ozon |
| Kiswahili | ozoni |
| Português | ozônio, ozono |
| Français | ozone |
| Deutsch | Ozon |
| Italiano | ozono |
| Ελληνικά | όζον ózon |
| Română | ozon |
| Русский | озо́н ozón |
| Tiếng Việt | ozon |
| العربية | أُوزُون ʔūzūn, أُوزُون ʔozon |
| עברית | אוזון ozon |
noun fresh air
| Ελληνικά | καθαρός αέρας katharós aéras |
|---|---|
| Русский | озо́н ozón, све́жий во́здух svéžij vózdux |
Talk about this word "ozone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ozone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ozone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ozone "ozone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ozone.Cite this
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title = {ozone},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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