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varec

varec noun: the incinerated ash of certain coarse seaweeds, formerly used for the production of soda and iodine, among other compounds.

Noun

varec (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The incinerated ash of certain coarse seaweeds, formerly used for the production of soda and iodine, among other compounds.
    • Potash was scarce because of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815), and Bernard Courtois had resorted to varec imported from the Brittany and Normandy seacoasts [5].2015, James L. Marshall, Virginia R. Marshall, “9: History of Iodine”, in Tatsuo Kaiho, editor, Iodine Chemistry and Applications, page 203
  2. (archaic) The seaweed itself; generally species of fucus or wrack.

varec meaning in Tamil

varec in Tamil

கடற்பாசி, பெரிய கடற்பூண்டு வகை

Origin of varec

French varech; of Teutonic origin. See wrack and compare vraic.

Questions about varec

What does varec mean?
Varec means the incinerated ash of certain coarse seaweeds, formerly used for the production of soda and iodine, among other compounds.
What is varec in Tamil?
Varec in Tamil is கடற்பாசி, பெரிய கடற்பூண்டு வகை. See Varec meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is varec?
Varec is a noun.

Words near varec in the dictionary

  1. Vardys
  2. vardzak
  3. vardzaks
  4. Vardø
  5. vare
  6. varec
  7. varech
  8. Varela
  9. Varelas
  10. varella
  11. varellas

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