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E number

noun

  1. any of a series of numbers with the prefix E indicating a specific food additive recognized by the European Union and used on labels of processed food
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

In the Army, the RDT&E number will fund strategic long-range cannons, precision-strike missiles, the next-generation combat vehicle and other efforts.

If it adopts them, how does this square with the government's wish that laws be made in Westminster and if it ignores E number changes, will domestic food companies be able to trade freely with European suppliers?

From BBC

Sometimes, an extreme P/E number beggars belief; it invites a deeper look into the thoughts and emotions that drive prices.

He no doubt agrees with Disraeli's dictum that the key to literature is music; i. e., number, cadence, rhythm.

These tables give the S. A. E. number, the composition of the steel and the heat treatment.

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