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ozonous

ozonous is the archaic form of ozonic.

Meaning of ozonic

Adjective

ozonic (comparative more ozonic, superlative most ozonic)

  1. Of or pertaining to ozone.
    • Just as steel, the new high-tech metal, allowed the rise of the skyscraper, Pfizer’s 1966 discovery of the methylbenzodioxepinone molecule, trade-named Calone, with its fresh marine/ozonic scent, allowed the creation of the oceanic scents of the ’90s.2009 March 3, Jens Mortensen, “Eau de Mies”, in New York Times

Forms of ozonous

comparativemore ozonous
superlativemost ozonous

Origin of ozonous

From ozone + -ous.

Questions about ozonous

What is ozonous the archaic form of?
Ozonous is the archaic form of ozonic.

Words near ozonous in the dictionary

  1. ozonoscopes
  2. ozonoscopic
  3. ozonosphere
  4. ozonospheres
  5. ozonospheric
  6. ozonous
  7. ozophore
  8. ozophores
  9. ozopore
  10. ozopores
  11. Ozor

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