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Definition ozone

Etymology

From German Ozon, coined 1840 by Christian Friedrich Schönbein, from Ancient Greek ???? (ózon), neuter participle of ??? (óz?, “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

ozone (uncountable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) An allotrope of oxygen (symbol O?) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a blue gas, generated from oxygen by electrical discharge.
2. (Britain, informal) Fresh air, especially that breathed at the seaside and smelling of seaweed.

Verb

ozone (third-person singular simple present ozones, present participle ozoning, simple past and past participle ozoned)

1. (transitive) To treat with ozone.

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