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di•phos•gene
Pronunciation: (dī-fos'jēn), [key]—
n. Chem.
a colorless liquid, C
2Cl
4O
2, 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.