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ozono

ozone

noun oh-DZOH-noh Less Common

Origin: from Greek ozein 'to smell'

Usage Note

Ozono is mostly uncountable, appearing in il buco nell'ozono ('the hole in the ozone layer') and lo strato di ozono. Note the initial o- takes the article lo / l'.

Examples

"Lo strato di ozono ci protegge."

Natural Translation

The ozone layer protects us.

Literal Translation

The layer of ozone us protects.

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