noun
: an ester (as ethyl chloroformate ClCOOC 2 H 5 ) of chloroformic acid made by reaction of phosgene on an alcohol or phenol and used in organic synthesis (as of esters of carbonic acid)
noun
: an ester (as ethyl chloroformate ClCOOC 2 H 5 ) of chloroformic acid made by reaction of phosgene on an alcohol or phenol and used in organic synthesis (as of esters of carbonic acid)
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012