One word, one everyday story
Culture · Create free account · Log in · Feedback
Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.
ozone
/oʊzoʊn/
Original teaching content · provenance and version
Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed
1 · noun
a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation)
臭氧
Read the example to see ozone in context.
The ozone in the stratosphere absorbs ultraviolet radiation.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed
平流层的臭氧会吸收紫外线。
Share this public expressionMandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed
Connect this word to your life
Pronunciation: /oʊzoʊn/
Try using this word in a sentence of your own; you may skip this.