Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yperite

/ˈiːpəɹaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yper-ite
IPA: /ˈiːpəɹaɪt/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of mustard gas.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the pre-war years the production of yperite was prepared at 6 plants in Moscow, Chapaevsk, Stalingrad, Dzerzhinsk, Berezniki and Stalinogorsk."

Etymology

From the French ypérite.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈiːpəɹaɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

yperites (plural)

Derived Forms

yperitic

Synonyms

mustard gas

Questions

How do you pronounce yperite?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈiːpəɹaɪt/.
What does yperite mean?: Synonym of mustard gas.
Where does yperite come from?: From the French ypérite.

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