VAREC

Etymology

Noun

varec (uncountable)

The calcined ash of coarse seaweed, used for the manufacture of soda and iodine.

The seaweed itself; fucus; wrack.

Anagrams

• Caver, carve, caver, crave

Source: Wiktionary


Var"ec, n. Etym: [F. varech; of Teutonic origin. See Wrack seaweed, wreck.]

Definition: The calcined ashes of any coarse seaweed used for the manufacture of soda and iodine; also, the seaweed itself; fucus; wrack.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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