diphosgene

diphosgene definition - medical

di·phos·gene (dī-fŏzˈjēnˌ)

noun
A colorless liquid that is used in organic synthesis and whose vapor was used as a poison gas in World War I. Also called trichlormethyl chloroformate.

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