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di•phos•gene



Pronunciation: (dī-fos'jēn), [key]
n. Chem.
a colorless liquid, C2Cl4O2, usually derived from methyl formate or methyl chloroformate by chlorination: a World War I poison gas now used chiefly in organic synthesis. Also called trichloromethyl chloroformate.

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diphoniadiphosphate
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