ypérite
French edit
Etymology edit
Formed as Ypres + -ite, so named because the gas was first used at Ypres in 1917 during the First World War.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ypérite f (plural ypérites)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “ypérite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.