Ozonization

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of treating a material or environment with ozone for purposes of purification or chemical alteration is known by this term
2. This term denotes the procedure of using ozone within a reaction to achieve disinfection or chemical modification of substances
3. The process involving the application of ozone to a medium for the aims of purification or transformation is referred to as this term

Etymology: Ozonization is a plain formation: the noun "ozone" with the suffix "-ization" attached. Ozone itself takes its name from the Greek "ozein", meaning "to smell", a reference to its sharp, distinctive odour, which Christian Friedrich Schönbein named when he identified the gas in 1840. The English "-ize" that forms the base of the suffix comes through Latin "-izare" from Greek "-izein", while "-ation" arrives via Old French from Latin "-ātiō", so the whole word is an English compound of Greek and Latin parts assembled in modern chemistry. The suffix "-ization" names the act or process of applying something, so the word describes the act of treating a material or space with ozone. It is used in water purification and in chemical processing, where ozone's strong oxidising power alters or sterilises what it touches.

Synonyms: ozonation, oxidation, treatment, process, conversion