Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A colorless liquid, C2Cl4O2, used in organic synthesis. Its vapor was used as a poison gas in World War I.
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- noun organic chemistry The highly
chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a militarypoison
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Examples
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Choking agents, such as phosgene and diphosgene, block respiration by damaging the breathing mechanism, which can be fatal.
FM 100-61 Chptr 14 NBC and Smoke Support United States Army 1998
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Choking agents, such as phosgene and diphosgene, block respiration by damaging the breathing mechanism, which can be fatal.
FM 100-61 Chptr 14 NBC and Smoke Support United States Army 1998
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Ethyl-dichlor-arsine was produced in homogeneously lead-lined vessels, identical with those used for diphosgene.
The riddle of the Rhine, chemical strategy in peace and war ... 1921
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The familiar Green Cross represented the slightly persistent, volatile, lethal compounds, such as phosgene and diphosgene.
The riddle of the Rhine, chemical strategy in peace and war ... 1921
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-- This was mixed with diphosgene and used in the familiar Green Cross shell.
The riddle of the Rhine, chemical strategy in peace and war ... 1921
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