taggant

tag·gant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tag-uh nt]
- /ˈtæg ənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tag-uh nt]
- /ˈtæg ənt/

Definitions of taggant word

noun taggant a nonreactive substance added to an explosive that may be traced if the explosive is used for unlawful purposes. 1
noun taggant a microscopic material added to a substance to enable it to be tracked by radio frequency 0
noun taggant a chemical marker used in various kinds of testing 0

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Origin of taggant

First appearance:

before 1990

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1990-95

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Parts of speech for Taggant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Taggant

taggant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

taggant usage trend in Literature

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