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trioxygen en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (General-American) audio
  • /tɹaɪˈɒksɪdʒən/

Etymology

Etymology tree English tri- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen English trioxygen From tri- + oxygen.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) ozone (the triatomic allotrope of oxygen)