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Phosgene

Phosgene Meaning & Definition
Phosgene Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Phosgene?

[n] a colorless poisonous gas that smells like new-mown hay; used in chemical warfare

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Phosgene In Webster's Dictionary

\Phos"gene\, a. [Gr. ? light + the root of ? to be born: cf. F. phosg[`e]ne.] (Old Chem.) Producing, or produced by, the action of light; -- formerly used specifically to designate a gas now called {carbonyl chloride}. See {Carbonyl}.

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