ozone layer
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Noun
editozone layer (plural ozone layers)
- A region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometres in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most solar ultraviolet radiation.
- Synonyms: ozone shield, ozonosphere
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edita region of the stratosphere
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