diphosgene en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English phosgene English diphosgene From di- + phosgene.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison