phosgene

[fos-jeen, foz-]

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; < Greek phôs light (contraction of pháos) + -genēs -gen
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Phosgene is always a great word to know.
So is oxidation. Does it mean:
the process or result of a chemical reaction to oxygen, or the deposit that forms on the surface of a metal as it oxidizes
an atomic spatial arrangement that results from rotation of carbon atoms about single bonds within an organic molecule
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phosgene (ˈfɒzdʒiːn)
 
n
a colourless easily liquefied poisonous gas, carbonyl chloride, with an odour resembling that of new-mown hay: used in chemical warfare as a lethal choking agent and in the manufacture of pesticides, dyes, and polyurethane resins. Formula: COCl2
 
[C19: from Greek phōs light + -gene, variant of -gen]

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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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