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carbon oxychloride

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phos⋅gene

  [fos-jeen, foz-]
–noun Chemistry.
a poisonous, colorless, very volatile liquid or suffocating gas, COCl2, a chemical-warfare compound: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Also called carbon oxychloride, carbonyl chloride, chloroformyl chloride.

Origin:
1805–15; < Gk phôs light (contr. of pháos) + -genēs -gen
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Main Entry: phos·gene
Pronunciation: 'fäz-"jEn
Function: noun
: a colorless gas COCl2 of unpleasant odor that is a severe respiratoryirritant and has been used in chemical warfare
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phosgene phos·gene (fŏs'jēn', fŏz'-)
n.
A colorless volatile liquid or gas used as a poison gas and in making dyes.

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phosgene   (fŏs'jēn')  Pronunciation Key 
A colorless, volatile gas that has the odor of freshly mowed hay. When it reacts with water (as in the lungs during respiration), phosgene produces hydrochloric acid and carbon monoxide. It is used in making glass, dyes, resins, and plastics, and was used as a poisonous gas during World War I. Also called carbonyl chloride. Chemical formula: COCl2.
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