ozono-, ozon-, ozoni-, ozo-, oz- +
(Greek: to smell; stink; generally used in a bad sense)
Ozaena, ozaena, ozena
A chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and the atrophy of nasal structures.
ozena laryngis
An advanced atrophic laryngitis (shrinking caused by inflammation of the voice box) in which there is a foul-smelling crusting, secondary to ozena of the nose.
ozenous
A reference to or resembling ozena; especially, because of the characteristic foul smell.
ozocerite
A waxy hydrocarbon substance occurring naturally in irregular veins in sandstone rock, ranging in color from brown to jet black; used for making candles, wax paper, making electrical insulation, and polishes.
ozochrotia
Fetid or foul smelling perspiration.
ozochrotous
A reference to an offensive skin odor.
ozograph
An apparatus that indicates the estimation of the quantity of ozone in the atmosphere.
ozography
A description about the presence or amount of ozone.
ozokerite
A waxy mineral mixture of hydrocarbons that is colorless or white when pure and often of unpleasant odor and is used especially in making candles and in electrotyping.
ozonate
To treat or to combine a substance or compound with ozone.
ozonation
The treatment or combination of a substance or compound with ozone.
ozonator
An apparatus for converting oxygen into ozone.
ozone
A form of oxygen with a peculiar pungent odor suggesting weak chlorine, produced when an electric spark or ultraviolet light is passed through air or oxygen.
It is found in the atmosphere in minute quantities; especially, after a thunderstorm or around electrical equipment, where it is a powerful oxidizing agent, and it is biologically corrosive.
In the upper atmosphere, it absorbs ultraviolet rays and forms a protective layer against excess ultraviolet radiation, thereby preventing such rays from reaching the surface of the earth.
Ozone is used for bleaching, sterilizing water, purification of drinking water, and as an oxidizing agent.
ozone ether, ozone-ether
A mixture of ethyl ether, ethanol, and hydrogen peroxide which is used as an antiseptic.
ozone hole
A term for the recently observed thinning of the ozone layer over the Antarctic region during the spring months.
The ozone hole has grown in size and annual length of existence over the past decades.
Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "smell, odor": arom-; brom-; odor-, odori-; olfacto-; osmo-; osphresio-.
