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   o·zone

   /ˈōˌzōn/

   noun

   • 1. a colorless unstable toxic gas with a pungent odor and powerful oxidizing properties, formed from oxygen by electrical discharges or ultraviolet light. It differs from normal oxygen (O2) in having three atoms in its molecule (O3).
   • ▪ short for ozone layer
   • ▪ fresh invigorating air, especially that blowing onto the shore from the sea.

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from German Ozon, from Greek ozein ‘to smell’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ozonic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • O

     1

   • Z

     10

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

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