Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carbonyl chloride

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: car-bonyl chlo-ride
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A toxic gas, COCl₂, used in the manufacture of plastics, pesticides etc, and once used as a chemical weapon.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"More of a French term. Phosgène. We prefer to call it carbonyl chloride. Less. . .disquieting, somehow."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

carbon oxychloride phosgene

Questions

What does carbonyl chloride mean?: A toxic gas, COCl₂, used in the manufacture of plastics, pesticides etc, and once used as a chemical weapon.

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