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Phosgene - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Phosgene : (noun)
1: a colorless poisonous gas that smells like new-mown hay;
used in chemical warfare
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Phosgene : \Phos"gene\, a. [Gr. ? light _ the root of ? to be
born: cf. F. phosg[`e]ne.] (Old Chem.)
Producing, or produced by, the action of light; -- formerly
used specifically to designate a gas now called carbonyl
chloride. See Carbonyl.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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