Dictionary.com

Popular Searches

 Thesaurus.com

ozonide

American  
[oh-zuh-nahyd, oh-zoh-] / ˈoʊ zəˌnaɪd, ˈoʊ zoʊ- /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. any compound, usually explosive, formed by the addition of ozone to the double or triple bond of an organic compound.

ozonide British  
/ əʊˈzəʊnaɪd /

noun

  1. any of a class of unstable explosive compounds produced by the addition of ozone to a double bond in an organic compound

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ozonide

1865–70; ozon- + -ide ( def. )

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.