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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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