ozonide

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noun

the univalent anion, O₃⁻, derived from ozone

OriginProto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English ozone →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounozonide (plural ozonides)

plural ozonides

  1. chemistrythe univalent anion, O₃⁻, derived from ozone
  2. chemistryany dark red salt of this anion and a metal
  3. chemistryany of a number of explosive organic compounds containing a -O-O-O- group
  4. chemistryany of a class of heterocycles, containing two carbon atoms (in positions 3 and 5) and three oxygen atoms (in positions 1, 2 and 4) produced by the reaction of ozone with a carbon to carbon double bond; the 1,2,4-trioxolanes

Origin

  1. Englishozone
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Englishozonide

From ozone + -ide.

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APA

ozonide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ozonide

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ozonide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ozonide.

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