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triphosgene

triphosgene noun: the organic compound bis(trichloromethyl) carbonate (CCl₃-O)₂CO that is used in organic synthesis.

Noun

triphosgene (uncountable)

  1. The organic compound bis(trichloromethyl) carbonate (CCl₃-O)₂CO that is used in organic synthesis

Origin of triphosgene

From tri- + phosgene.

Questions about triphosgene

What does triphosgene mean?
Triphosgene means the organic compound bis(trichloromethyl) carbonate (CCl₃-O)₂CO that is used in organic synthesis.
What part of speech is triphosgene?
Triphosgene is a noun.

Words near triphosgene in the dictionary

  1. triphones
  2. triphonic
  3. triphop
  4. triphorid
  5. triphorids
  6. triphosgene
  7. triphosphatase
  8. triphosphatases
  9. triphosphate
  10. triphosphates
  11. triphosphirane

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