Definitions for ozones
ozones
o·zone
Spelling: [oh-zohn, oh-zohn]
IPA: /ˈoʊ zoʊn, oʊˈzoʊn/
Ozones is a 6 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.
You can make 62 anagrams from letters in ozones (enoosz).
Definitions for ozones
noun
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a form of oxygen, O 3 , with a peculiar odor suggesting that of weak chlorine, produced when an electric spark or ultraviolet light is passed through air or oxygen. It is found in the atmosphere in minute quantities, especially after a thunderstorm, is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is thus biologically corrosive. In the upper atmosphere, it absorbs ultraviolet rays, thereby preventing them from reaching the surface of the earth. It is used for bleaching, sterilizing water, etc.
Origin of ozones
German Ozon Greek ózōn, present participle of ózein to smell; see ozo-