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How to use ozone in a sentence

17 example sentences · noun, verb

Ozone means an allotrope of oxygen (symbol O₃) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a toxic gas, generated from oxygen by electrical discharge. Example: “Ozone is a triatomic form of oxygen.”

Examples of ozone by meaning

nounAn allotrope of oxygen (symbol O₃) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a toxic gas...

  • The smell of ozone was strong.2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 334
  • Martin said that the National Park Service invested in “a state-of-the-art ozone nanobubbler filtration system” that is intended to keep algae out.2026 June 10, Kit Maher, “‘Residual algae’ coats part of newly opened Reflecting Pool”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2026

nounFresh air, especially that breathed at the seaside and smelling of seaweed.

  • It's got the lot: fresh sea air, ozone, seaweed.2007, Robert Douglas, Tales of the Unexpected: Somewhere to Lay My Head, unnumbered page

verbTo treat with ozone.

  • Periodically I ozoned the first-floor bathroom, but it still made us sick.1997, Robert Sampson, Patricia Hughes, Breaking Out of Environmental Illness

More sentences with ozone

  • Ozone is a triatomic form of oxygen.From the entry triatomic
  • The same type as when it has rained, remained humid, a fetid stale of ozone over everything.2007, Constantine Sult, chapter 1, in The Murder of Linen, [United States]: Brown Paper Publishing, page 1. From the entry afterthought
  • In the years since the ban of refrigerants containing chlorine, the ozone hole has receded.2007 February 12, Kevin Cameron, “Greenhouse Villain Could Be a White Knight After All”, in The New York Times. From the entry hydrofluorocarbon
  • Even guitarist and band auteur Omar Rodriguez-Lopez must've realized how far out into the ozone he'd drifted.2006, SPIN, volume 22, number 9, page 104. From the entry proggy
  • The fourth chapter is devoted to steady-state protectory systems that counteract ozone and other reactive oxygen species.2003, Victoria V. Roshchina, Valentina D. Roshchina, Ozone and Plant Cell, →ISBN, page ix. From the entry protectory
  • "Well, I suppose the atmosphere is oxygen and nitrogen, mostly; then there's the ionosphere and the ozone layer.1963, Lester del Rey, The Sky Is Falling. From the entry ionosphere
  • For instance, measures taken against computers the chips of which, in some countries, are cleaned with CFKs, thus damaging the ozone layer.1996, European Environmental Law Review, volume 5, Graham & Trotman/Martinus Nijhoff, page 50. From the entry CFK
  • Contrary to his assertion, however, virtually all relevant researchers say the link between CFCs and ozone depletion is based on unassailably solid scientific evidence.1995, Ross Gelbspan, “The Heat Is On: The Warming of the World’s Climate Sparks a Blaze of Denial”, in Harper's Magazine, footnote 2. From the entry CFC
  • Chlorine acts like a Pac-Man of the high atmosphere, gobbling one ozone molecule after another and then being regenerated to gobble again.1995, Bruce Piasecki, Corporate environmental strategy: the avalanche of change since Bhopal. From the entry Pac-Man
  • A variety of other biocodes such as ozone may prove to be advantageous in RO systems but have not been adequately studied.1992, United States Congress House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Desalination Research. From the entry biocode
  • 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. From the entry ozone hole
  • The miraculous air, heady with ozone and made memorably sweet by leagues of wild flowerets, gave tang and savour to the breath.1904, O. Henry, The Missing Chord. From the entry tang
  • In response to your request for background information on ozone depletion by CFMs or dichlorodifluoromethanes, I am providing a short scientific description of CFMs' chemic reaction in the atmosphere.2003, Elaine Freedman Fredericksen, A New World of Writers: Teaching Writing in a Diverse Society. From the entry dichlorodifluoromethanes

Meaning of ozone

  1. noun An allotrope of oxygen (symbol O₃) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a toxic gas, generated from oxygen by electrical discharge.
  2. noun Fresh air, especially that breathed at the seaside and smelling of seaweed.
  3. verb To treat with ozone.

Full definition of ozone

Questions about ozone in a sentence

How do you use ozone in a sentence?
Ozone is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Ozone is a triatomic form of oxygen.”
What is a short sentence with ozone?
“The smell of ozone was strong.”
What does ozone mean?
Ozone means an allotrope of oxygen (symbol O₃) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a toxic gas, generated from oxygen by electrical discharge.

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