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nounyperite (countable and uncountable, plural yperites)
plural yperites
- countableuncountableSynonym of mustard gas.
In the pre-war years the production of yperite was prepared at 6 plants in Moscow, Chapaevsk, Stalingrad, Dzerzhinsk, Berezniki and Stalinogorsk.
2012, F.W. Holm, Mobile Alternative Demilitarization Technologies, page 217Synonyms: mustard gas
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of mustard gas.
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Origin
- Frenchypérite
- Englishyperite
From the French ypérite.
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yperite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yperite
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“yperite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yperite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yperite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yperite.
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