TAMPAN

Etymology 1

Noun

tampan (plural tampans or tampan)

A type of cloth from Indonesia.

Etymology 2

Etymology obscure, probably from Tswana tampane.

Noun

tampan (plural tampans)

Any of many species in the family Argasidae, the soft ticks.

Source: Wiktionary


Tam"pan, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A venomous South African tick. Livingstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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1 March 2025

AROMATIC

(adjective) (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings; “an aromatic organic compound”


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