varec

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The calcined ash of coarse seaweed, used for the manufacture of soda and iodine.
  2. The seaweed itself; fucus; wrack.

Word forms

varec

Etymology

French varech; of Teutonic origin. See wrack and compare vraic.

Translations

French: varech
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