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tabun

The English word “tabun” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, with the molecular formula C₅H₁₁N₂O₂P.
  2. A clay oven, shaped like a truncated cone, with an opening at the bottom for stoking the fire.

Etymology

From German, a code name.

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