ozone

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈoʊzoʊn/ UK /ˈəʊzəʊn/ See IPA manual

Freq #19263

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1

noun
A form of oxygen with three atoms in each molecule; it is a pale blue gas with a sharp smell that forms a layer high in the atmosphere protecting us from the sun.

Scientists are worried about the hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica.
2

noun
Fresh air, especially the salty air breathed at the seaside.

They went to the coast for a weekend of sunshine and fresh ozone.

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Forms ozones

Derived forms acetozoneanti-ozoneantiozonantantiozoneantozonebozoneiodozonenonozoneozonateozonationozonatorozone-friendly

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.

Ozon German ὄζον Ancient Greek

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# ozone

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈoʊzoʊn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈəʊzəʊn/
**Frequency rank:** 19263

## Meanings
1. A form of oxygen with three atoms in each molecule; it is a pale blue gas with a sharp smell that forms a layer high in the atmosphere protecting us from the sun.
2. Fresh air, especially the salty air breathed at the seaside.

## Examples
- Scientists are worried about the hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica.
- They went to the coast for a weekend of sunshine and fresh ozone.

## Derived Forms
- acetozone
- anti-ozone
- antiozonant
- antiozone
- antozone
- bozone
- iodozone
- nonozone
- ozonate
- ozonation
- ozonator
- ozone-friendly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Ozon
- Root: ὄζον

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Ozone comes 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. The historical chain includes German Ozon and Ancient Greek ὄζον. Modern senses include a form of oxygen with three atoms in each molecule; it is a pale blue gas with a sharp smell that forms a layer high in the atmosphere protecting us from the sun and fresh air, especially the salty air breathed at the seaside. The wider word family includes derivatives such as acetozone, anti-ozone, antiozonant, antiozone, antozone, and bozone.

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- Describing Qualities

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