ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Diphosgene

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Diphosgene is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include triphosgene, chlorophenothane, dicophane, dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane, dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene, thiophosgene.

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