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.