phosgene

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The French produced phosgene, a deadlier gas than chlorine and, being colorless, one that was harder to detect.

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  1. noun A colorless volatile liquid or gas, COCl2, used as a poison gas and in making glass, dyes, resins, and plastics.

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  • Secondly my Great-Grandfather loved Scotland so much he preferred the mud and lungful of phosgene on the Western Front to the place. —  A Very British Dude
  • Sulphuric acid is to battery and cholesteryl nonanoate is to .......? consider the equilibrium system: SO2 (g) + Cl2 (g) < ---- > SO2Cl2 (g)? the equilibrium constand Kc for the decomposition of phosgene, COCl2, is 4. 63x10^-3 at 527C? en Español —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • They were mesmerized by this chemical's virtues-not only did it kill within minutes (phosgene and mustard gas took hours), but it was lethal though both inhalation and skin contact. —  OUPblog
  • No officer who does not lure the enemy into minefields, into pits of sharpened stakes, into areas filled with phosgene gas, is doing his duty. —  Mitchieville
  • After its first use, chlorine was utilized by both sides as a chemical weapon, but it was soon replaced by the more deadly gases phosgene and mustard gas. —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
 

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  1. French phosgène : Greek phōs, light; see phos- + French -gène, -gen.
 

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/ˈfɑsjɛn, jin/
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