fen

IPA: fˈɛn

A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline.
A unit of currency in China, one-hundredth of a yuan.
(dated, fandom slang) a plural of fan used by enthusiasts of science fiction, fantasy, and anime, partly from whimsy and partly to distinguish themselves from fans of sport, etc.
(obsolete) A kind of mildew that grows on hops.

Examples of "fen" in Sentences

This year it was awarded to Åcon, a Finnish convention that strives to bring together fen from the Nordic countries.
The mechanism is similar to the one used by a component of the recalled fen-phen drug combination, but with an important difference.
There are tracts of wetland all over Europe, all over the world, but they are not named fens, fen is an English word, it will not migrate.
The studies aren't anywhere near conclusive - they describe only 24 long-term fen-phen users, and the Food and Drug Administration has found nine others.
The so-called fen-phen drug combination manufactured by Wyeth, now owned by Pfizer Inc., was recalled in the 1990s after one of the medication's components was linked to heart-valve damage.