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

Further reading

“ypérite” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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