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thiophosgene

noun
thio·phosgene | \¦thīō+\

Definition of thiophosgene 

: a red ill-smelling liquid compound CSCl2 obtainable (as by reaction with hydrogen sulfide at high temperature) from carbon tetrachloride; thiocarbonyl chloride

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International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + phosgene

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