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Definition of
phosgene noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
phosgene
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈfɑzdʒin
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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a poisonous gas, used as a
chemical weapon
, for example during the First World War
See
phosgene
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