ypérite

See also: yperite and Yperite

French

Etymology

Formed as Ypres +‎ -ite, so named because the gas was first used at Ypres in 1917 during the First World War.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /i.pe.ʁit/

Noun

ypérite f (plural ypérites)

mustard gas

Derived terms

ypériter

Descendants

→ English: yperite
→ Polish: iperyt

Further reading

“ypérite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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