Varec
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Varec is a noun meaning The calcined ash of coarse seaweed, used for the manufacture of soda and iodine.
Meaning
The calcined ash of coarse seaweed, used for the manufacture of soda and iodine.
More Meanings
- The seaweed itself; fucus; wrack.
Example Sentences
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].
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include varech, kelp, barilla, calcinatory, calcar, potash.
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