tabun

From German, a code name.

tabun (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry, military) An extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, with the molecular formula C₅H₁₁N₂O₂P.

   Synonym: GA (German agent A)

   Hypernyms: anticholinesterase, nitrile, organophosphinate

• tabun on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Borrowed from Arabic طَابُون (ṭābūn).

• taboon, taboun

tabun (plural tabuns)

1. 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.

• Bantu

tabun

1. genitive singular of tabu

• bantu

tabu +‎ -n

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɒbun]
• Hyphenation: ta‧bun

tabun

1. superessive singular of tabu

tabun

1. Rōmaji transcription of たぶん

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.bun/

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• Rhymes: -abun
• Syllabification: ta‧bun

Borrowed from Ukrainian табу́н (tabún), from Tatar табун (tabun).

tabun m inan (diminutive tabunek)

1. herd of horses
2. throng of people

tabun m animal (diminutive tabunek)

1. (obsolete) steppe horse

Borrowed from German Tabun.

tabun m inan

1. (organic chemistry) tabun (extremely toxic synthetic organophosphorus compound)

• “tabun”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)