Ozonisations

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The process of introducing ozone into a substance to effect desired chemical changes
2. A method used to purify or deodorize air and water through the addition of ozone
3. The act of treating materials with ozone for disinfection or oxidation purposes

Etymology: "Ozonisations" is the plural of "ozonisation", a noun formed from the verb "ozonise" plus the suffix "-ation", which turns an action into a noun. The verb itself is built on "ozone", the name chemists gave in 1840 to a pungent form of oxygen; that name comes from the Ancient Greek "ozein", meaning "to smell", a reference to its sharp odour. The verb "ozonise" traces back through a chain of borrowings: the Ancient Greek ending "-izein", which turns nouns into verbs meaning "to make into or treat with" something, passed into Late Latin as "-izare", then into Old French as "-iser", and from there into Middle English as "-isen". Its later spelling "-ise" is the British form, which is why this word is spelled with an "s" rather than a "z". The suffix "-ation" has a similar route. It descends from Latin "-ātiō", was borrowed into Old French as "-ation", and reached Middle English as "-aciun" before settling into its modern form. Put together, "ozonisation" describes the process of treating something with ozone.

Synonyms: ozonation, oxidation, purification, sterilization, disinfection

Antonyms: contamination, pollution, infection, deterioration