ozonide
/ˈoʊzəˌnaɪd/
noun
- A chemical compound formed when ozone reacts with another substance, especially an organic compound.
- Ozonides are often unstable and can break down into other useful chemicals.
- The formation of an ozonide is an important step in some industrial processes for making medicines.
- In the chemistry lab, the students created an ozonide by passing ozone through a solution of an alkene.