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tabun

tabun noun: an extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, with the molecular formula C₅H₁₁N₂O₂P.

tabun: an extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, with the molecular formula C₅H₁₁N₂O₂P
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Noun (1)

tabun (uncountable)

  1. An extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, with the molecular formula C₅H₁₁N₂O₂P.
    Synonyms:
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Noun (2)

tabun (plural tabuns)

  1. A clay oven, shaped like a truncated cone, with an opening at the bottom for stoking the fire.
    • Standing near Joseph, carrying a bag of taboon flatbreads, was Olivier, from Ivory Coast. He arrived a year ago and has been trying to save the 3,000 dinars (£780) he said it would cost to make the trip to Europe.2023 March 30, Simon Speakman Cordall, “Tunisian morgue overflows as more people attempt risky sea crossing”, in The Guardian

Synonyms of tabun

Forms of tabun

pluraltabuns
alternative formtaboon
alternative formtaboun

Origin of tabun

From German, a code name.

Borrowed from Arabic طَابُون (ṭābūn).

Questions about tabun

What does tabun mean?
Tabun means an extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, with the molecular formula C₅H₁₁N₂O₂P.
What part of speech is tabun?
Tabun is a noun.
What is the plural of tabun?
The plural of tabun is tabuns.

Words near tabun in the dictionary

  1. tabulatures
  2. tabuli
  3. tabuliform
  4. tabulæ
  5. tabulæ rasæ
  6. tabun
  7. Tabunan
  8. Tabungba
  9. Tabunok
  10. tabuns
  11. tabus

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