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ozone holes

ozone holes is the plural of ozone hole.

Meaning of ozone hole

Noun

ozone hole (plural ozone holes)

  1. A region of the stratosphere over Antarctica (and a smaller one over the Arctic) that is depleted of ozone in the local spring.
    • Callis says that the ozone hole now developing over the Antarctic is as deep as last year's hole, but seems to cover a smaller area.1986 November 6, “Air chemists braced for battle over ozone hole”, in New Scientist, page 22

Questions about ozone holes

What is ozone holes the plural of?
Ozone holes is the plural of ozone hole.

Words near ozone holes in the dictionary

  1. ozonations
  2. ozonator
  3. ozonators
  4. ozone
  5. ozone hole
  6. ozone holes
  7. ozone layer
  8. ozone layers
  9. ozone paper
  10. ozone papers
  11. ozone resistance

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