phosgene
See also: phosgène
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”) + -gene, due to its first synthesis involving sunlight.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editphosgene (usually uncountable, plural phosgenes)
- (inorganic chemistry) carbonyl chloride
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 265:
- “‘Poison gas’?” A new one on Lew. But Dr. De Bottle had taken on a somber look. “Phosgene.”