On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Phosgene. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as gas and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Phosgene in a sentence
Phosgene meaning
carbonyl chloride
Synonyms of Phosgene
Using Phosgene
- The main meaning on this page is: carbonyl chloride
- Useful related words include: gas.
- In the example corpus, phosgene often appears in combinations such as: of phosgene, phosgene is, phosgene gas.
Context around Phosgene
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Phosgene
- In this selection, "phosgene" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, citation, instance, process, gas, poisoning and may stand out and add context to how "phosgene" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include associated with phosgene the production and chlorine and phosgene gas. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "phosgene" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with phosgene
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
These included chlorine and phosgene gas. (6 words)
Phosgene detection badges are worn by those at risk of exposure. (11 words)
Sodium bicarbonate may be used to neutralise liquid spills of phosgene. (11 words)
Chlorinated compounds used to remove oil from metals, such as automotive brake cleaners, are converted to phosgene by the UV rays of arc welding processes. citation Phosgene may also be produced during testing for leaks of older-style refrigerant gases. (40 words)
The Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Berne made a statement, based on a Red Cross report, that the gas was likely to have been halogenous derivatives - phosgene, mustard gas, lewisite, chloride or cyanogen bromide. (37 words)
Similarly, phosgene poisoning is a consideration for people fighting fires that are occurring in the vicinity of freon refrigeration equipment, smoking in the vicinity of a freon leak, or fighting fires using halon or halotron. (35 words)
Example sentences (14)
Chlorinated compounds used to remove oil from metals, such as automotive brake cleaners, are converted to phosgene by the UV rays of arc welding processes. citation Phosgene may also be produced during testing for leaks of older-style refrigerant gases.
No valid statistics are available, but anecdotal reports suggest that numerous refrigeration technicians suffered the effects of phosgene poisoning due to their ignorance of the toxicity of phosgene, produced during such leak testing.
Phosgene is considered safe at 0.1 parts per million during an eight-hour exposure, or 0.2 ppm for a 15-minute exposure.
Both have been used as chemical weapons but phosgene is an important precursor in the manufacture of plastics and chloropicrin is used as a fumigant.
For instance, phosgene is a highly reactive nucleophile acceptor, which makes it an excellent reagent for polymerizing diols and diamines to produce polycarbonate and polyurethane plastics.
In the process, phosgene gas would be created due to the thermal reaction.
Owing to the hazards associated with phosgene, the production of isocyanates requires special precautions.
Phosgene detection badges are worn by those at risk of exposure.
Shortly after this "open canister" dissemination, French forces developed a technique for delivery of phosgene in a non-explosive artillery shell.
Similarly, phosgene poisoning is a consideration for people fighting fires that are occurring in the vicinity of freon refrigeration equipment, smoking in the vicinity of a freon leak, or fighting fires using halon or halotron.
Sodium bicarbonate may be used to neutralise liquid spills of phosgene.
The Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Berne made a statement, based on a Red Cross report, that the gas was likely to have been halogenous derivatives - phosgene, mustard gas, lewisite, chloride or cyanogen bromide.
These included chlorine and phosgene gas.
They contain aluminium phosphide and are inserted in the mole tunnels, where they turn into phosphine gas (not be confused with phosgene gas).
Common combinations with phosgene
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of phosgene 4×
- phosgene is 3×
- phosgene gas 3×
- phosgene poisoning 2×
- with phosgene 2×