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• Ozone — For other uses, see Ozone (disambiguation). Ozone …   Wikipedia

• Ozone layer — The ozone layer is a layer in Earth s atmosphere which contains relatively high concentrations of ozone (O3). This layer absorbs 97–99% of the Sun s high frequency ultraviolet light, which is potentially damaging to the life forms on Earth.[1] It …   Wikipedia

• Ozone cracking — in natural rubber tubing Cracks can be formed in many different elastomers by ozone attack, and the characteristic form of attack of vulnerable rubbers is known as ozone cracking. The problem was formerly very common, especially in tires, but is… …   Wikipedia

• Ozone-oxygen cycle — in the ozone layer. The ozone oxygen cycle is the process by which ozone is continually regenerated in Earth s stratosphere, all the while converting ultraviolet radiation into heat. In 1930 Sydney Chapman resolved the chemistry involved. The… …   Wikipedia

• Ozone (disambiguation) — Ozone is a molecule consisting of three oxygen atoms, prevalent in the ozone layer. Ozone may also refer to: In music: O Zone, a Moldovan pop group Ozone (group), an early 1980s funk/soul group signed to Motown records An alias used by Swedish… …   Wikipedia

• Ozone depletion — Image of the largest Antarctic ozone hole ever recorded (September 2006) Ozone depletion describes two distinct but related phenomena observed since the late 1970s: a steady decline of about 4% per decade in the total volume of ozone in Earth s… …   Wikipedia

• ozone — ozonic /oh zon ik, oh zoh nik/, adj. /oh zohn, oh zohn /, n. a form of oxygen, O3, with a peculiar odor suggesting that of weak chlorine, produced when an electric spark or ultraviolet light is passed through air or oxygen. It is found in the… …   Universalium

• ozone — 01. The earth will receive more ultraviolet rays as the [ozone] is destroyed. 02. The destruction of the [ozone] has resulted in serious eye injury to sheep in the south of Argentina. 03. There is now a noticeable hole in the [ozone] over the… …   Grammatical examples in English

• ozone — /ˈoʊzoʊn / (say ohzohn) noun 1. Chemistry a form of oxygen, O3, with a peculiar smell, having three atoms to the molecule, which is produced when an electric discharge is passed through air or oxygen. It is present in the upper atmosphere and… …  

• ozone layer —   the layer is a concentration of ozone (O3) in the stratosphere. Here it blocks harmful ultraviolet radiation. Ozone is also produced in the lower atmosphere due to pollution from car exhausts. Here it is unwelcome as it damages living organisms …   Geography glossary

• ozone — o•zone [[t]ˈoʊ zoʊn, oʊˈzoʊn[/t]] n. 1) chem. a form of oxygen, O3, produced when an electric spark or ultraviolet light passes through air or oxygen, that in the upper atmosphere absorbs ultraviolet rays, thereby preventing them from reaching… …   From formal English to slang