"harman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: harmans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} harman (plural harmans)
  1. (obsolete, thieves' cant) A policeman. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Law enforcement, People
    Sense id: en-harman-en-noun-o2bEmiK8 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 74 26 Disambiguation of People: 95 5 Categories (other): English Thieves' Cant
  2. (organic chemistry) An indole alkaloid, 1-methyl-9H-β-carboline (C12H10N2) found in several foods, plants and beverages which is carcinogen. It is a specific, reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A. Categories (topical): Organic compounds
    Sense id: en-harman-en-noun-1SlT0L1K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 81 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: harman-beck, nuthook, PC Plod, police officer Related terms: harman-beck, harmans

Inflected forms

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