tabun
English
editEtymology 1
editGerman, a code name.
Noun
edittabun (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry, military) An extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, molecular formula C5H11N2O2P.
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editEtymology 2
editBorrowed from Arabic طَابُون (ṭābūn).
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editNoun
edittabun (plural tabuns)
- A clay oven, shaped like a truncated cone, with an opening at the bottom for stoking the fire.
- 2023 March 30, Simon Speakman Cordall, “Tunisian morgue overflows as more people attempt risky sea crossing”, in The Guardian[1]:
- 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.
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editFinnish
editNoun
edittabun
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edittabun
Japanese
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edittabun
Polish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Ukrainian табу́н (tabún), from Tatar табун (tabun).
Noun
edittabun m inan (diminutive tabunek)
Declension
editDeclension of tabun
Noun
edittabun m animal (diminutive tabunek)
Declension
editDeclension of tabun
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noun
Etymology 2
editNoun
edittabun m inan
- (organic chemistry) tabun (extremely toxic synthetic organophosphorus compound)
Declension
editDeclension of tabun
Further reading
edit- tabun in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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