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ozonize

American  
[oh-zuh-nahyz, oh-zoh-] / ˈoʊ zəˌnaɪz, ˈoʊ zoʊ- /
especially British, ozonise

verb (used with object)

ozonized, ozonizing
  1. to impregnate or treat with ozone.

  2. to convert (oxygen) into ozone.


verb (used without object)

ozonized, ozonizing
  1. (of oxygen) to become converted into ozone.

ozonize British  
/ ˈəʊzəʊˌnaɪz /

verb

  1. to convert (oxygen) into ozone

  2. to treat (a substance) with ozone

"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

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Etymology

Origin of ozonize

First recorded in 1840–50; ozon- + -ize


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He had for his daily companions and stimulus the great men and ozonized atmosphere of that famous institution.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891 by Various

So in regard to decomposing organic matters in the soil: ozonized oxygen changes them in the same way.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 by Various

It has been said, too, that they are the direct chemical effects of a more highly ozonized atmosphere.

From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by John Joly

The ozonized air had neither a powerful nor an offensive smell, and it might be easily and economically made.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 by Various

In 1898 Emile Frichot took out a patent for using ozone and ozonized air for flour-bleaching.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

The great ozonizing action is ascribed to the fact that the agitation of the molecules of the air is more violent in such a brush than in the ordinary streamer of a static machine.

From The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting by Thomas Commerford Martin

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