Hypertext Webster Gateway: "phosgene"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Phosgene \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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
phosgene
n : a colorless poisonous gas that smells like new-mown hay;
used in chemical warfare
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