diphosgene

(dī fäs′jēn′)

noun

a poisonous, liquid compound, ClCOCCl, related to phosgene and used as a lung-irritant gas in chemical warfare

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noun

A colorless liquid, ClCO₂CCl₃, used in organic synthesis. Its vapor was used as a poison gas in World War I.

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