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noun, masculine

ozono

/oˈθono/

noun, masculine/oˈθono/

ozone

Related: agujero de ozono, capa de ozono

Borrowed from German Ozon, coined 1840 by Christian Friedrich Schönbein, from Ancient Greek ὄζον (ózon), neuter participle of ὄζω (ózō, “to smell”), in reference to its pungent odor.