di|phos|gene — «dy FOZ jeen», noun. a substance used as a poison gas in World War I. Formula: C2Cl4O2 … Useful english dictionary
phos — phos·gene; phos·gen·ic; phos·gen·ite; phos·pha·gen; phos·pham·ic; phos·pha·tase; phos·pha·te·mia; phos·phat·ic; phos·pha·tide; phos·phati·dyl; phos·pha·tion; phos·pha·ti·za·tion; phos·pha·tize; phos·pha·tu·ria; phos·phene; phos·phide;… … English syllables
gene — gene·a·log·i·cal; gene·al·o·gist; gene·al·o·gize; gene·al·o·giz·er; gene·al·o·gy; gene; het·er·o·gene; hyp·o·gene; mel·on·gene; mono·gene; ol·i·go·gene; phos·gene; pho·to·gene; plas·ma·gene; plas·to·gene; por·phyro·gene; pro·to·gene; sa·gene;… … English syllables
phosgene — phos·gene … English syllables
phosgene — phos•gene [[t]ˈfɒs dʒin, ˈfɒz [/t]] n. chem. a poisonous, colorless, very volatile liquid or suffocating gas, COCl2, used as a chemical warfare compound • Etymology: 1805–15; < Gk phôs light (contr. of pháos) + genēs gen … From formal English to slang
phosgene — phos|gene [ˈfɔzdʒi:n US ˈfa:z ] n [U] a poisonous gas used in war and in industry … Dictionary of contemporary English
diphosgene — A poison gas used in World War I; it is also slightly lacrimatoric. * * * di·phos·gene ( )dī fäz .jēn n a liquid compound C2Cl4O2 used as a poison gas in World War I * * * di·phos·gene (di fosґjēn) a gas which is intensely irritating to the… … Medical dictionary
phosgene — Carbonyl chloride; a colorless liquid below 8.2°C, but an extremely poisonous gas at ordinary temperatures; it is an insidious gas, since it is not immediately irritating, even when fatal concentrations are inhaled; more than 80% of World War I… … Medical dictionary
carbonyl chloride — Phosgene Phos gene, a. [Gr. fw^s light + the root of gi gnesqai to be born: cf. F. phosg[ e]ne.] (Old Chem.) Producing, or produced by, the action of light; used specifically to designate a gas also called {carbonyl chloride}. See {Carbonyl}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carbonyl choride — phosgene phos gene (f[o^]s j[=e]n or f[o^]z j[=e]n), n. (Chem.) A reactive chemical substance ({COCl2}), also called {carbonyl choride}, used in synthesis of numerous substances. In the First Worlds War it was also used as a poisonous gas in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-gen (because originally obtained by action of sunlight on chlorine and carbonic oxide)]