ozone
To treat with ozoneTo treat with ozone.
» We must stop using ozone-depleting chemicals immediately.
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1 sensesTo treat with ozone.
Examples
28 sentencesWe must stop using ozone-depleting chemicals immediately.
We should do more to protect the ozone layer from further damage.
The ozone layer helps protect us from ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
ruОзоновый слой помогает защитить нас от ультрафиолетового излучения Солнца. — Wezel
deDie Ozonschicht hilft dabei, uns vor der UV-Strahlung der Sonne zu schützen. — RandomUsername
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. — landano
Today the ozone layer is thinning.
Origin
From German Ozon, coined 1840 by Christian Friedrich Schönbein, from Ancient Greek ὄζον (óFrom 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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Forms
ozones, ozoning, ozoned, ozonedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.