carbonyl choride

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carbonyl choride - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  phosgene \phos"gene\ (f[o^]s"j[=e]n or f[o^]z"j[=e]n), n.
     (Chem.)
     A reactive chemical substance (COCl2), also called
     carbonyl choride, used in synthesis of numerous substances.
     In the First World War it was also used as a poisonous gas in
     combat.
     [PJC]