: a colorless gas COCl2 of unpleasant odor that is a severe respiratory irritant that has been used in chemical warfare
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Chemical weapons, which contain phosgene, arsenic and sulfur mustard (also known as mustard gas), are too lethal to handle, probably ever, admits Guldin.
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Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
But that was already made clear when the EPA advised officials on scene that phosgene — which was used as a chemical weapon in World War I — and hydrogen chloride would likely be created when vinyl chloride is burned and warned the public about that possibility.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Of those, the vinyl chloride gas that caught fire could break down into compounds including hydrogen chloride and phosgene, a chemical weapon used during World War I as a choking agent, according to the EPA and the CDC.
—Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023
Burning vinyl chloride creates the toxic gas phosgene and hydrogen chloride.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
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Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
But that was already made clear when the EPA advised officials on scene that phosgene — which was used as a chemical weapon in World War I — and hydrogen chloride would likely be created when vinyl chloride is burned and warned the public about that possibility.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Of those, the vinyl chloride gas that caught fire could break down into compounds including hydrogen chloride and phosgene, a chemical weapon used during World War I as a choking agent, according to the EPA and the CDC.
—Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023
Burning vinyl chloride creates the toxic gas phosgene and hydrogen chloride.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
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phosgene
noun
phos·gene
ˈfäz-ˌjēn 
: a colorless gas COCl2 of unpleasant odor that is a severe respiratory irritant and has been used in chemical warfare
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