The chemical alteration of a substance by mixing it with oxygen.

Those substances which release oxygen when the temperature goes above a certain point, causing sensitive organic material to ignite. An oxidizing agent can also be referred to as an oxidant. […]

A welding process created with the help of gases. Coalescence occurs when an oxygen flame mixes with acetylene gases when ignited.

Decomposed material such as food waste and dead plant/ animal tissue which makes use of oxygen during the decomposition process. It reduces the amount of oxygen in the environment .

Chemicals that are used to raise the oxygen level in a blend of gasoline. This is done to reduce the polluting substances from the exhaust gases and to increase the […]

Known commonly as oxyfuel, oxygenated fuel is merely a blend of gasoline which contains oxygenates.

In old practice. Hearing; the hearing a deed read, which a party sued on a bond, etc., might pray or demand, and it was then read to him by the […]

A half French phrase applied in England to the assizes, which are so called from the commis- sion of oyer and terminer directed to the judges, empowering them to “inquire, […]

A petition made in court that the judges, for better proof’s sake, will hear or look upon any record. Cowell.

Hear ye. A word used in courts by the public crier to command attention when a proclamation is about to be made. Commonly corrupted into “O yes.” p. 807 PACTA […]

Former due to the radiation of solar beams on oxygen in the lower portion of the stratosphere, Ozone is a gas that has a faint blue color. It is an […]

Any substance that brings about a reduction in the ozone layer gas in our atmosphere. Generally CFC (chlorofluorocarbons), halon (used in spray cans), certain solvent materials as well as refrigerating […]

Reduction in the amount of ozone gas layer in the stratosphere. This is usually caused by greenhouse gases, or to be precise, ozone depleting substances.

A relative value that is calculated in comparison to chlorofluorocarbon11, which is referenced with a value of 1. This relative value is used to determine the level of damage that […]

An ozone hole is the significant thinning of the ozone layer at a certain point, exposing a ‘hole’.

A protective covering of ozone gas in the lower levels of the stratosphere. The main purpose of the ozone layer is to prevent ultraviolet rays that emanate from the sun […]