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e-giving
E layer
e-learning
e-mail
e-mail address
e-mail shorthand
e-network
E number
e.o.m.
e.p.
e-paper
e pluribus unum
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E number
E number (plural E numbers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. identification code for food additive: a code by which a given additive is identified on food labels, consisting of the letter E followed by a number
2. food additive: a food additive ( informal )

[Abbreviation of European]
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