"EG" meaning in English

See EG in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: EGs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} EG (plural EGs)
  1. (music) Initialism of envelope generator. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: envelope generator Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-EG-en-noun-AQfILexw Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. Abbreviation of ethylene glycol. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: ethylene glycol
    Sense id: en-EG-en-noun-wugmVSm7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: MEG, PE, PEG

Inflected forms

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