tabun
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Etymology 1 edit
German, a code name.
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tabun (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry, military) An extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, molecular formula C5H11N2O2P.
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Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Arabic طَابُون (ṭābūn).
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tabun (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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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Ukrainian табу́н (tabún), from Tatar табун (tabun).
Noun edit
tabun m inan (diminutive tabunek)
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Declension of tabun
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tabun m animal (diminutive tabunek)
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Declension of tabun
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Etymology 2 edit
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tabun m inan
- (organic chemistry) tabun (extremely toxic synthetic organophosphorus compound)
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Declension of tabun
Further reading edit
- tabun in Polish dictionaries at PWN