"ozone" in the noun sense
1. ozone
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)
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