phosgene

/ˌfɑzˈdʒin/
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Other forms: phosgenes

Definitions of phosgene
  1. noun
    a colorless poisonous gas that smells like new-mown hay; used in chemical warfare
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    type of:
    gas
    a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
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