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TANG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria
Synonyms:
sea tangle; tang
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tang" is a kind of...):
kelp (large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any of various coarse seaweeds
Synonyms:
sea tang; tang
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("tang" is a kind of...):
seaweed (plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Brown algae seaweed with serrated edges
Synonyms:
Fucus serratus; serrated wrack; tang
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("tang" is a kind of...):
brown algae (algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments)
Holonyms ("tang" is a member of...):
genus Fucus (type genus of the family Fucaceae: cartilaginous brown algae)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
Synonyms:
black rockweed; bladder fucus; bladderwrack; Fucus vesiculosus; tang
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("tang" is a kind of...):
rockweed (coarse brown seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide)
Holonyms ("tang" is a member of...):
genus Fucus (type genus of the family Fucaceae: cartilaginous brown algae)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A tart spicy quality
Synonyms:
nip; piquance; piquancy; piquantness; tang; tanginess; zest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("tang" is a kind of...):
spice; spicery; spiciness (the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored)
Sense 6
Meaning:
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
Synonyms:
flavor; flavour; nip; relish; sapidity; savor; savour; smack; tang
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("tang" is a kind of...):
gustatory perception; gustatory sensation; taste; taste perception; taste sensation (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tang"):
lemon (a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons)
vanilla (a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans)
Derivation:
tangy (tasting sour like a lemon)
Sense 7
Meaning:
The imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907
Synonyms:
Tang; Tang dynasty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Tang" is a kind of...):
dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)
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