kelp

kelp
noun Etymology: Middle English culp Date: 14th century 1. a. any of various large brown seaweeds (order Laminariales) b. a mass of large seaweeds 2. the ashes of seaweed used especially as a source of iodine

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Synonyms:
, (impure) / (from which barilla is made)


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  • Kelp — (k[e^]lp), n. [Formerly kilpe; of unknown origin.] 1. The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly much used in the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of iodine. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed. [1913 Webster] Note:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • KELP — could refer to:* KELP, the ICAO designation for the El Paso International Airport. *KELP (AM), a radio station (1590 AM) licensed to El Paso, Texas. *KELP FM, a radio station (89.3 FM) licensed to Mesquite, New Mexico. For other uses, see Kelp… …   Wikipedia

  • kelp — /kelp/, n. 1. any large, brown, cold water seaweed of the family Laminariaceae, used as food and in various manufacturing processes. See illus. under stipe. 2. a bed or mass of such seaweeds. 3. the ash of these seaweeds. v.i. 4. to burn these… …   Universalium

  • Kelp — steht für: große Seetange, siehe Kelpwald Asche aus Seetang, siehe Braunalgen#Verwendung Personen: Justus Kelp (1650–1720), deutscher Germanist und Gelehrter Martin Kelp (1659–1694), evangelischer Theologe, Historiker und Pädagoge …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kelp —   [englisch] das, s, Asche von Seetang; verwendet zur Gewinnung von Jod, früher auch zum Düngen der Felder. * * * Kẹlp, das; s [engl. kelp = Name verschiedener Seetangarten]: zur Gewinnung von Jod, früher auch als Dünger verwendete Asche von… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • kelp — n 1) any of various large brown seaweeds (orders Laminariales and Fucales) and esp. laminarias of which some are used for food esp. in China and Japan and as sources of alginates, iodine, and medicinal substances 2) the ashes of seaweed used esp …   Medical dictionary

  • kelp — [kelp] n [U] a type of flat brown ↑seaweed (=a plant that grows in the sea) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Kelp — das; s <aus gleichbed. engl. kelp> an den europ. u. amerik. Küsten gesammelte od. mit speziellen Schiffen geerntete Braunalgenmasse, aus der u. a. Jod u. Soda hergestellt werden …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • kelp — [ kelp ] noun count a large brown type of SEAWEED (=a plant that grows in the ocean) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • kelp — kelp; kelp·er; …   English syllables

  • kelp — [kelp] n. [ME culp] 1. any of an order (Laminariales) of large, coarse, brown algae 2. ashes of seaweed, from which iodine is obtained …   English World dictionary

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