Associations to the word «Phosgene»

Wiktionary

PHOSGENE, noun. (inorganic compound) carbonyl chloride
PHOSGENE OXIME, noun. (organic compound) A potent chemical weapon, specifically a nettle agent, with the chemical formula Cl2CNOH.

Dictionary definition

PHOSGENE, noun. A colorless poisonous gas that smells like new-mown hay; used in chemical warfare.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King