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E numbers

E numbers is the plural of E number.

Meaning of E number

Noun

E number (plural E numbers)

  1. Any of a range of European abbreviations for food additives used on labels.
    • The E number E100 represents turmeric.
  2. (Ireland, UK, informal) Any such additive, often regarded as undesirable.
    • I finger Padre Pio paperweights and Our Lady of Knock sticks of rock that are packed with more e-numbers than could be safe at one sitting.2003, Deirdre Brennan, Maighread Medbh, Nuala Ni Chonchuir, Divas!

Questions about E numbers

What is E numbers the plural of?
E numbers is the plural of E number.

Words near E numbers in the dictionary

  1. e hoa
  2. e hoa ma
  3. E major
  4. E minor
  5. E number
  6. E numbers
  7. E O
  8. E P&L
  9. e pick
  10. e picking
  11. e pluribus unum

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