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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Phosgene

· Phos·gene · IPA /ˈfɒzd͡ʒiːn/
01 a. Producing, or produced by, the action of light; -- used specifically to designate a gas also called carbonyl chloride. See phosgene, n., a…
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    Producing, or produced by, the action of light; -- used specifically to designate a gas also called carbonyl chloride. See phosgene, n., and Carbonyl.(Old Chem.) See: phosgene, Carbonyl
02 n. A reactive chemical substance (COCl2), also called carbonyl choride, used in synthesis of numerous substances. In the First World War it w…
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    A reactive chemical substance (COCl2), also called carbonyl choride, used in synthesis of numerous substances. In the First World War it was also used as a poisonous gas in combat.(Chem.) Also: carbonyl choride