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TAN

“TAN” is a valid word.

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4 Words with Friends
3 letters

Definition

noun

  1. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
  2. a light brown the color of topaz
  3. ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

verb

  1. treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
  2. get a tan, from wind or sun

adjective

  1. of a light yellowish-brown color

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  • ata highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
  • anan associate degree in nursing
  • naa silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
  • taa hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite