ფოსგენი • (p'osgeni)=phosgene=φωσγένιο

ფოსგენი • (p'osgeni)=phosgene=φωσγένιο

WIKTIONARY: Etymology

(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of carbonyl chloride.

From phos- + -gen.

phos=φως (light)

From Ancient Greek -γενής (genēs, “producer of”)