"E number" meaning in All languages combined

See E number on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: E numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} E number (plural E numbers)
  1. Any of a range of European abbreviations for food additives used on labels.
    Sense id: en-E_number-en-noun-~jge3Opi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28
  2. (British, Ireland, informal) Any such additive, often regarded as undesirable. Tags: British, Ireland, informal
    Sense id: en-E_number-en-noun-WNLJ1WrP Categories (other): British English, Irish English

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The E number E100 represents turmeric."
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          "ref": "2003, Deirdre Brennan, Maighread Medbh, Nuala Ni Chonchuir, Divas!:",
          "text": "I finger Padre Pio paperweights and Our Lady of Knock sticks of rock that are packed with more e-numbers than could be safe at one sitting.",
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          "ref": "2007, Anne Enright, The Gathering:",
          "text": "...how long it took corpses to go off these days, because everyone was so full of E-numbers and preservatives.",
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