Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tabun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: tabun
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, with the molecular formula C₅H₁₁N₂O₂P.

Uncountable

noun

A clay oven, shaped like a truncated cone, with an opening at the bottom for stoking the fire.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From German, a code name.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

tabuns (plural) taboon (alternative) taboun (alternative)

Synonyms

GA

Questions

What does tabun mean?: An extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, with the molecular formula C₅H₁₁N₂O₂P.
Where does tabun come from?: From German, a code name.

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