How to Use phosgene in a Sentence

phosgene

noun

• The breach sent hydrogen chloride – a gas that can irritate the eyes, skin and nose – and toxic phosgene gas into the air.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
• In addition to chlorine, both sides used phosgene and mustard gas, which blistered the skin.
  — Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2014
• The burning sent hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air, and a billowing black smoke cloud from the burn site could be seen for miles.
  — Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023
• Burning vinyl chloride sends phosgene, a toxic gas that was used as a weapon during World War I, and hydrogen chloride into the air.
  — The Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2023
• That released hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2023
• Hydrogen chloride fumes could irritate the throat and cause skin problems, while phosgene fumes may lead to chest constriction and choking, Kumar said.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2023
• Officials warned burning one of those chemicals, vinyl chloride, would send hydrogen chloride and the toxic gas phosgene into the air.
  — The Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2023
• There is a risk that vinyl chloride, hydrochloric acid, and phosgene, which is a World War I-era chemical weapon that is also sometimes used as a pesticide, could be released from the burning, the Post continues.
  — Devika Rao, The Week, 7 Feb. 2023
• In addition, hydrogen chloride fumes could irritate the throat and cause skin problems, while phosgene fumes may lead to chest constriction and chocking, Kumar said.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2023
• After the fire was extinguished on February 8, the threat of vinyl chloride fire producing phosgene and hydrogen chloride no longer exists.
  — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 23 Feb. 2023
• As vinyl chloride burns, the gas can form byproducts including hydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and traces of phosgene.
  — Jill Neimark, STAT, 21 Feb. 2023
• The sounds were deafening — the thunderous detonations of exploding munitions, the loud staccato bursts of machine gun fire, the shriek of whistles as German chlorine and phosgene gas were unleashed, and the screams of the wounded.
  — Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com, 28 May 2018
• Last week, a train derailment in Ohio caused a chemical fire and forced evacuations as hazmat teams burned tankers filled with vinyl chloride, sending hydrogen chloride and the toxic gas phosgene into the air.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2023
• Just last week a train derailment in Ohio caused a chemical fire and forced evacuations as hazmat teams burned tankers filled with vinyl chloride, sending hydrogen chloride and the toxic gas phosgene into the air.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2023
• When burned, vinyl chloride can break down into hydrogen chloride, phosgene, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide vapors, according to the EPA.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Feb. 2023
• Burning vinyl chloride releases hydrogen chloride, which can irritate the eyes, throat, skin, and nose, and phosgene, which can cause vomiting, eye irritation, and a burning throat.
  — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 15 Feb. 2023
• Hydrogen chloride can irritate the skin, nose, eyes, throat and larynx, while phosgene can irritate the eyes and throat and induce vomiting, coughing and difficulty breathing.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Feb. 2023
• Residents were ordered to evacuate when, due to the threat of a possible explosion, authorities chose to breach five tankers filled with vinyl chloride, sending hydrogen chloride and phosgene, a toxic gas, into the air.
  — Chris Mueller, The Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2023
• Three days after the derailment, authorities decided to burn off the toxic gases to avoid an explosion, sending hydrogen chloride and phosgene, a toxic chemical used as a weapon in World War I, into the air.
  — Fox News, 14 Feb. 2023
• Afraid the train cars would explode, sending shrapnel into neighborhoods, authorities decided to release and burn the vinyl chloride - a move that sent dangerous gases, hydrogen chloride and phosgene, into the air.
  — Nick Keppler, Anna Phillips and Justine McDaniel, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2023
• The Environmental Protection Agency has said the main chemicals involved were vinyl chloride, its byproducts phosgene and hydrogen chloride, butyl acrylate and others.
  — Andrea Salcedo and Justine McDaniel, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2023
• The Environmental Protection Agency has said the main chemicals involved were vinyl chloride, its byproducts phosgene and hydrogen chloride, butyl acrylate, and others.
  — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2023
• Mustard gas crawling over the trenches caused debilitating injuries, while soldiers exposed to chlorine and phosgene gases suffocated in a most gruesome manner.
  — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2018
• Hydrogen chloride and phosgene can cause symptoms like eye or throat irritation or even respiratory issues like difficulty breathing.
  — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2023
• When burned, vinyl chloride decomposes into gases including hydrogen chloride and phosgene.
  — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024