trioxygen

trioxygen

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *tri-
Latin tri-der.
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.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /tɹaɪˈɒksɪdʒən/
    • Audio (General American):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɒksɪdʒən

    Noun

    trioxygen (uncountable)

    1. (inorganic chemistry) ozone (the triatomic allotrope of oxygen)
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