ozonous

[oh-zuh-nuhs, oh-zoh-]

adjective

1. of or containing ozone.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ozonous¹

First recorded in 1885–90; ozon- + -ous

Example Sentences

The tide was out and from the mud and sand came the pungent ozonous smell of rotting sea vegetation.

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His rugged health had largely recovered from the shock of disappointment and dissipation, an excellent breakfast was digesting within him, the sky was bright as polished turquoise and the ozonous west wind, which is the very breath of hope, played sweetly in his face.

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