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nouna 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)type of:
Definition that contains ozone
- halon a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer
- christian schonbein German chemist who discovered ozone and developed guncotton as a propellant in firearms (1799-1868)
- ozonise convert (oxygen) into ozone
- ozonosphere a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun
- ozone hole an area of the ozone layer (near the poles) that is seasonally depleted of ozone
- schonbein German chemist who discovered ozone and developed guncotton as a propellant in firearms (1799-1868)
- ozone layer a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun
- ozonide any of a class of unstable chemical compounds resulting from the addition of ozone to a double bond in an unsaturated compound
- christian friedrich schonbein German chemist who discovered ozone and developed guncotton as a propellant in firearms (1799-1868)
- ozone sickness illness that can occur to persons exposed to ozone in high-altitude aircraft; characterized by sleepiness and headache and chest pains and itchiness