| oz | Abbreviation for ounce. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| ozena | A disease characterised by intranasal crusting, atrophy, and fetid odour. Origin: G. Ozaina, a fetid polypus, fr. Ozo, to smell (05 Mar 2000) |
| ozenous | Relating to ozena. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ozocerite | A type of bitumin (semisolid to solid hydrocarbon substance) which is composed mostly of alkanes (or paraffins) with high molecular weights. The substance is a waxy solid found in irregular veinlike deposits within stressed rocks and have colours ranging from greenish to brown to jet black. It is formed from oils, or liquid petroleum, of the same composition which have been exposed to the surface, have been exposed to oxidation and biodegradation, and/or whose liquid components have evaporated. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ozochrotia | Synonym: bromidrosis. Origin: G. Ozo, to smell, + chroa, skin (05 Mar 2000) |
| ozokerite | A mixture of paraffinic and cycloparaffinic hydrocarbons occurring in nature; it has a higher melting point than synthetic paraffin, and is used as a substitute for beeswax. Synonym: ozocerite. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ozona | <medicine> A discharge of fetid matter from the nostril, particularly if associated with ulceration of the soft parts and disease of the bones of the nose. Origin: NL, fr. L. Ozaena, Gr, fr. To smell. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ozonation | <chemistry> The act of treating with ozone; also, the act of converting into, or producing, ozone; ozonization. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ozonator | An apparatus for generating ozone and diffusing it in the atmosphere of a room. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ozone | <chemistry> A colourless gaseous substance (O) obtained (as by the silent discharge of electricity in oxygen) as an allotropic form of oxygen, containing three atoms in the molecule. It is a streng oxidizer, and probably exists in the air, though by he ordinary tests it is liable to be confused with certain other substances, as hydrogen dioxide, or certain oxides of nitrogen. It derives its name from its peculiar odour, which resembles that of weak chlorine. Origin: Gr. Smelling, p. Pr. Of to smell. See Odour. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ozonic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, ozone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ozonide | The unstable intermediate formed by the reaction of ozone with an unsaturated organic compound, especially with unsaturated fatty acids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ozonification | <chemistry> The act or process of producing, or of subjecting to the action of, ozone. Origin: Ozone + L. -ficare to make. See fy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ozonization | <chemistry> Ozonation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ozonize | <chemistry> To convert into ozone, as oxygen. To treat with ozone. Origin: Ozonised; Ozonizing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |