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Definition of: phosgene
(fos′jēn) noun Chem.
Carbonyl chloride, COCl2, a colorless, highly toxic gas with a suffocating odor: used in organic chemistry and as a chemical warfare agent. [<Gk. phōs light + gen-, root of gignesthai be born]
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