ozone

Meanings

Noun

Verb

  • To treat with ozone.

Origin

  • From German Ozon, coined 1840 by Christian Friedrich Schönbein, from Ancient Greek ὄζον, neuter participle of ὄζω, in reference to its pungent odour.
  • The “fresh air” sense is from an erroneous former belief that seaweed contains and releases ozone.

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