English noun: ozone | |||
1. | ozone (substance) a 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) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gas | ||
Substance holonym | atomic number 8, O, oxygen | ||