ozone
English
/ˈoʊzoʊn/
noun
Definitions
- (inorganic chemistry) 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.
- (Britain) Fresh air, especially that breathed at the seaside and smelling of seaweed.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Ozon (ozone) derived from Ancient Greek ὄζον.
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὄζον
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antozone English
- deozonize English
- nonozone English
- ozonate English
- ozonation English
- ozonelike English
- ozonesonde English
- ozoney English
- ozonic English
- ozonide English
- ozoniferous English
- ozonification English
- ozonise English
- ozoniser English
- ozonization English
- ozonize English
- ozonizer English
- ozonolysis English
- ozonometer English
- ozonometric English
- ozonometry English
- ozonosphere English
- ozonospheric English
- ozonous English
- sonde English
- otsoni Finnish
- Ozon German
- Ozonabbau German
- Ozonloch German
- Ozonschicht German
- ozonhaltig German
- ózon Hungarian
- ozon Dutch, Flemish
- ὄζον Ancient Greek
- ozon Swedish
- ozono Esperanto
- ocon Upper Sorbian