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)

  1. mustard gas

Derived terms

  • ypériter

Descendants

Further reading

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