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diphosgene

diphosgene noun: the highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison.

Noun

diphosgene (uncountable)

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

Origin of diphosgene

From di- + phosgene.

Questions about diphosgene

What does diphosgene mean?
Diphosgene means the highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison.
What part of speech is diphosgene?
Diphosgene is a noun.

Words near diphosgene in the dictionary

  1. diphenylurea
  2. diphenylureas
  3. diphone
  4. diphones
  5. diphonic
  6. diphosgene
  7. diphosphatase
  8. diphosphatases
  9. diphosphate
  10. diphosphates
  11. diphosphatidylcholine

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