E number

English Noun Any of a range of European abbreviations for food additives used on labels. en The E number E100 represents turmeric. en British Ireland informal Any such additive, often regarded as undesirable. en 2003 Deirdre Brennan; Maighread Medbh; Nuala Ni Chonchuir Divas! 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. en 2007 Anne Enright The Gathering ...how long it took corpses to go off these days, because everyone was so full of E-numbers and preservatives. See also :Category:European food additive numbers Anagrams en beemnru Berumen