Phosgene definition

Phosgene

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WordNet

(1) A colorless poisonous gas that smells like new-mown hay; used in chemical warfare

WiktionaryText

- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 265:
  
  “‘Poison gas’?” A new one on Lew. But Dr. De Bottle had taken on a somber look. “Phosgene.”