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ozone Definition

ozone (ōzōn′)

noun

  1. an unstable, pale-blue gas, O, with a penetrating odor: it is an allotropic form of oxygen, formed usually by a silent electrical discharge in air, and is used as an oxidizing, deodorizing, and bleaching agent and in the purification of water
  2. Slang pure, fresh air

Etymology: Fr < Gr ozein, to smell < IE base *od- > L odor

ozone Related Forms
ozonic (ō zänik, -zōnik) adjective or ozo·nousōzō nəs, -zə-
ozone Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • deplete: If aging pop star, Cher was cremated, would her plastic implants deplete the ozone?
  • destroy: Filters that are in working order catch paper dust and destroy ozone.
  • emit: However, pollutants which lead to the formation of ozone emitted from other countries influence ozone levels in the UK.
  • generate: Using natural ozone to neutralize odors The Initial Air Pure system generates ozone which occurs naturally in the environment and contains powerful sterilizing properties.

Preposition: in

  • stratosphere: For example, ozone in the stratosphere absorbs ultra-violet radiation emitted by the Sun.
  • atmosphere: Ozone high in the atmosphere protects us from the sun, therefore lack of ozone in the upper atmosphere also causes a problem.

Adjective modifier

  • stratospheric: The destruction of stratospheric ozone by CFCs; the Montreal Protocol.
  • tropospheric: Estimates for damage costs from volatile organic carbons do not always obviously include estimates for creation of tropospheric ozone.
  • atmospheric: An accurate way of measuring atmospheric ozone is by using an Ozone Monitor.
  • total: TOMS satellite data confirms that during this period the total column ozone over northern Scandinavia was reduced by up to 100 Dobson Units.

Modifies a noun

  • depletion: In addition, sulfate aerosols have been linked to ozone layer depletion.
  • layer: The ozone layer has been torn apart & the polar ice caps are melting.
  • hole: Ozone holes were thought to threaten the oceans ' plankton.
  • concentration: For example, plots of coefficients against mean ozone concentrations had yet to be produced.
  • generator: All the ozone generators feature a rheostat control for adjustable ozone production.
  • precursor: This will require action on ozone precursor emissions at a global scale.

Noun used with modifier

  • ground-level: During 1998, the park's worst recorded year for ground-level ozone, studies found damage to 30 plant species in the area.
  • ground: The main cause of these is vehicle exhaust fumes reacting with sunlight to form ground level ozone.
  • column: The figure below shows a comparison of ground-based observations of column ozone above Tenerife with calculations from our 3-D model.
  • level: The main cause of these is vehicle exhaust fumes reacting with sunlight to form ground level ozone.

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