Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)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.

    Ozon

    озо́нozón

    озо́нozón

  2. (UK, informal, uncountable, usually)Fresh air, especially that breathed at the seaside and smelling of seaweed.

    озо́нozón, све́жий во́здухsvéžij vózdux

More definitions
  • 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)

Examples

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  1. We must stop using ozone-depleting chemicals immediately.

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  2. We should do more to protect the ozone layer from further damage.

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  3. The ozone layer helps protect us from ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

    ruОзоновый слой помогает защитить нас от ультрафиолетового излучения Солнца.

    deDie Ozonschicht hilft dabei, uns vor der UV-Strahlung der Sonne zu schützen.

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  4. The sudden increase of ultraviolet rays made the researchers believe in the existence of ozone holes.

    deDie plötzliche Zunahme ultravioletter Strahlen ließ die Wissenschaftler an die Existenz von Ozonlöchern glauben.

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  5. Today the ozone layer is thinning.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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O3:
fresh air:
Deutsch
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Origin

From German Ozon, coined 1840 by Christian Friedrich Schönbein, from Ancient Greek ὄζον (ó

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.

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