thiophosgene

noun

thio·​phosgene

¦thīō+

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

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + phosgene

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