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Meanings of yperite in English

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

Synonyms
Examples for "mustard gas"
Examples for "mustard gas"
1
He also suffered from emphysema caused by the mustard gas, he added.
Reuters
2
These in turn were used to make mustard gas and nerve agents.
The Guardian
3
It's also a precursor chemical for the blistering weapon nitrogen mustard gas.
Wired
4
These conditions were again approached in the first German use of mustard gas.
The Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
5
The fetlocks are bandaged with special oil-skin to protect them from mustard gas'.
The Guardian
Usage of yperite in English
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Without disparaging our own efforts, we must pay a tribute to the achievement of the French yperite producing and filling factories.
The Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
2
We saw the minister visiting a factory and pinning the Legion of Honour on to the breast of a worker blinded by yperite.
The Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
3
Yperite, French Mustard Gas.-Duringthis period the volume of allied gas activities also increased considerably.
The Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
4
The French termed mustard gas "Yperite" after Ypres, the place where it was first used.
The Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
5
As far as such terms can be applied to any weapon, Yperite arrived to spread panic, and terror amongst the German formations.
The Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
Yperite through the time