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VINASSE
Etymology
Noun
vinasse (countable and uncountable, plural vinasses)
(chemistry) The waste liquor remaining in the process of making beet sugar, used in the manufacture of potassium carbonate.
Anagrams
• evasins, savines
Source: Wiktionary
Vi*nasse", n. Etym: [F.] (Chem.)
Definition: The waste liquor remaining in the process of making beet sugar,
– used in the manufacture of potassium carbonate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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