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phosgene

/fos-jeen, foz-/US // ˈfɒs dʒin, ˈfɒz- //UK // (ˈfɒzdʒiːn) //

光气,光速

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chemistry.

    • : a poisonous, colorless, very volatile liquid or suffocating gas, COCl2, a chemical-warfare compound: used chiefly in organic synthesis.

Examples

  • In this bombardment he used a considerable number of shells containing phosgene gas.

  • This relief was considerably interrupted by a further lavish use of phosgene by the Germans.

  • Construction of the phosgene plant at Edgewood was begun on March 1, 1918.

  • England received 900 tons of our chlorpicrin and 368 tons of American phosgene.

  • In addition to this we shipped 18,600 Livens drums loaded with phosgene.