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Meaning of E number | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any of a range of European abbreviations for food additives used on labels.
  2. Any such additive, often regarded as undesirable.

Examples

“The E number E100 represents turmeric.”
“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.”
“...how long it took corpses to go off these days, because everyone was so full of E-numbers and preservatives.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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