The process of removing ozone from something or destroying ozone molecules.
From de- (to remove) + ozone + -ization (noun suffix). Ozone was discovered in 1840 and named from Greek ozein (to smell), referring to its distinctive smell.
Deozonization happens naturally in the upper atmosphere when sunlight breaks apart ozone molecules—ironically, some chemicals like CFCs were causing excessive deozonization and creating the ozone hole over Antarctica!
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