PHOSGENE


Meaning of PHOSGENE in English

[phos.gene] n [Gk phos light + -genes born, produced--more at fancy, -gen; fr. its originally having been obtained by the action of sunlight] (1812): a colorless gas of unpleasant odor that is a severe respiratory irritant

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