ozone
1ozone — ozone …
2ozone — [ ozon; ɔzɔn ] n. m. • 1840; du p. prés. du gr. ozein « exhaler une odeur » ♦ Chim. Gaz bleu, odorant, dangereux à respirer, dont la molécule se compose de trois atomes d oxygène (O3). Propriétés antiseptiques et bactéricides de l ozone. Ozone… …
3ozone — o zone ([=o] z[=o]n or [ o]*z[=o]n ), n. [Gr. o zwn smelling, p. pr. of o zein to smell. See {Odor}.] (Chem.) A colorless gaseous substance ({O3}) obtained (as by the silent discharge of electricity in oxygen) as an allotropic form of oxygen,… …
4ozoné — ozoné, ée (o zo né, née) adj. Voy. ozonisé …
5ozone — (n.) 1840, from Ger. Ozon, coined in 1840 by German chemist Christian Friedrich Schönbein (1799 1868) from Gk. ozon, neuter prp. of ozein to smell (see ODOR (Cf. odor)). So called for its pungent odor …
6ozone — s. m. [Química] O mesmo que ozono …
7ozone — *air, atmosphere, ether …
8ozone — ► NOUN 1) a pungent, toxic form of oxygen with three atoms in its molecule, formed in electrical discharges or by ultraviolet light. 2) informal fresh invigorating air. ORIGIN German Ozon, from Greek ozein to smell …
9ozone — [ō′zōn΄] n. [Fr < Gr ozein, to smell < IE base * od > L odor] 1. an unstable, pale blue gas, O3, 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… …
10Ozone — For other uses, see Ozone (disambiguation). Ozone …