Difference between revisions of "Kelp"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_135940" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_135940" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (n.) The calcined ashes of seaweed, - formerly much used in the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of iodine. </p> <p> (2): (n.) Any large blackish seaweed. </p> | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) The calcined ashes of seaweed, - formerly much used in the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of iodine. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) Any large blackish seaweed. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_75475" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_75475" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 04:36, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) The calcined ashes of seaweed, - formerly much used in the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of iodine.
(2): ( n.) Any large blackish seaweed.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
An alkaline substance derived from the ashes of certain sea-weeds, yielding iodine, soda, potass, and certain oils; kelp-burning was formerly a valuable industry in Orkney and the Hebrides.
