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1. (n.) phosgene
a poisonous, colorless, very volatile liquid or suffocating gas, COCl
Etymology: (1805–15; < Gk phôs light (contr. of pháos) +-genēs -gen)
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1. (noun) phosgene
a colorless poisonous gas that smells like new-mown hay; used in chemical warfare
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1. (adj) phosgene
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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1. phosgene
A highly toxic gas that has been used as a chemical warfare agent. It is an insidious poison as it is not irritating immediately, even when fatal concentrations are inhaled. (From The Merck Index, 11th ed, p7304)
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