phosgene
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See also: phosgène
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”) + -gene, due to its first synthesis involving sunlight.
Pronunciation
Noun
phosgene (usually uncountable, plural phosgenes)
- (inorganic chemistry) carbonyl chloride
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 265:
- “‘Poison gas’?” A new one on Lew. But Dr. De Bottle had taken on a somber look. “Phosgene.”