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varech

varech is the alternative form of varec.

Meaning of varec

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.

Questions about varech

What is varech the alternative form of?
Varech is the alternative form of varec.

Words near varech in the dictionary

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

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