ozone
Meanings
Plural: ozones
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)
- 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.
- Fresh air, especially that breathed at the seaside and smelling of seaweed.
Verb
- To treat with ozone.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Scrabble Score: 14
ozone is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordozone is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ozone is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
ozone is a valid Words With Friends word