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ozonolysis

ozonolysis noun: any reaction with ozone, especially to a double bond, in which cleavage of a bond occurs.

Noun

ozonolysis (countable and uncountable, plural ozonolyses)

  1. Any reaction with ozone, especially to a double bond, in which cleavage of a bond occurs.

Forms of ozonolysis

pluralozonolyses

Origin of ozonolysis

From ozone + -lysis.

Questions about ozonolysis

What does ozonolysis mean?
Ozonolysis means any reaction with ozone, especially to a double bond, in which cleavage of a bond occurs.
What part of speech is ozonolysis?
Ozonolysis is a noun.
What is the plural of ozonolysis?
The plural of ozonolysis is ozonolyses.

Words near ozonolysis in the dictionary

  1. ozonizer
  2. ozonizers
  3. ozonizes
  4. ozonizing
  5. ozonolyses
  6. ozonolysis
  7. ozonolytic
  8. ozonometer
  9. ozonometers
  10. ozonometric
  11. ozonometry

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