Ultraviolet light filter (5 letters)

{ Answer }

OZONE

{ Related Clues }

O3
Allotrope of oxygen
Atmosphere layer
Atmospheric layer
Aura pura
Bluish gas
Clear air
Earth protector
Earth's ___ layer
Fresh air
Gas in a layer
Kind of layer
Layer in the atmosphere
Protective layer
Pure air
Radiation reducer
Ray blocker
Refreshing air
Stratosphere layer
Thunderstorm product
Thunderstorm residue
Ultraviolet blocker
Ultraviolet filter
Clear, fresh air
Contents of a sensitive layer
Fresh air, slangily
___ hole (modern worry)
Important celestial layer
Jeopardized atmospheric layer
Layer with a hole in it
Pale-blue gas
Protection around the world?
Subject of environmentalist study
Ultraviolet ray absorber
Ultraviolet ray blocker
Upper atmosphere layer
Form of oxygen with a sharp odor
Kind of layer protecting the earth

{ Tags }

air, atmosphere, blocker, clear, earth, filter, form, fresh, gas, hole, kind, layer, o, o3, odor, oxygen, ozone, product, ray, thunderstorm, ultraviolet

{ Notes }

The answer OZONE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.

{ Definition }

OZONE as a noun:

1. a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation)