Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having some of the characteristic properties of ozone; resembling ozone: as, an ozonous odor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to or containing, ozone.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Archaic form of
ozonic .
Etymologies
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ozone + -ous
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Examples
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The tide was out and from the mud and sand came the pungent ozonous smell of rotting sea vegetation.
Men of Affairs Roland Pertwee
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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.
The Blood of the Conquerors Harvey Fergusson
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