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

• English: yperite

Further reading

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