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Meanings of yperite in anglès

A gas that causes large blisters on the skin and was used in warfare.

Usage of yperite in anglès
1
Without disparaging our own efforts, we must pay a tribute to the achievement of the French yperite producing and filling factories.
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2
We saw the minister visiting a factory and pinning the Legion of Honour on to the breast of a worker blinded by yperite.
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3
Yperite, French Mustard Gas.-Duringthis period the volume of allied gas activities also increased considerably.
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4
The French termed mustard gas "Yperite" after Ypres, the place where it was first used.
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5
As far as such terms can be applied to any weapon, Yperite arrived to spread panic, and terror amongst the German formations.
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Yperite through the time