Crossword clues for lignin
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lignin \Lig"nin\ (l[i^]g"n[i^]n), n. [L. lignum wood: cf. F. lignine.] (Bot.) A substance characterizing wood cells and differing from cellulose in its conduct with certain chemical reagents.
Note: Recent authors have distinguished four forms of this substance, naming them lignose, lignin, lignone, and lignireose.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1822, from Latin lignum "wood" (see ligni-) + chemical suffix -in (2).
Wiktionary
n. (context organic compound English) A complex non-carbohydrate aromatic polymer present in all wood.
WordNet
n. a complex polymer; the chief non-carbohydrate constituent of wood; binds to cellulose fibers to harden and strengthen cell walls of plants
Wikipedia
Lignin is a class of complex organic polymers that form important structural materials in the support tissues of vascular plants and some algae. Lignins are particularly important in the formation of cell walls, especially in wood and bark, because they lend rigidity and do not rot easily. Chemically, lignins are cross-linked phenolic polymers.
Usage examples of "lignin".
This outfit had perfected and patented a bacterial organism called a lignin degrader, that broke down (i.
However, given that the flower's cell composition was so similar to terrestrial cells, for example the inclusion of cellulose and lignin in the cell membrane, the third option is the least likely.
Also, gum, resin, chlorophyl, fixed oil, lignin, salts of lime and potassium, with ferric oxide.
It also contains albumen, fixed oil, colouring matter, lignin, extractive, and sugar.
This process would use only 1/7 to 1/4 as much polluting sulfur-based acid chemicals to break down the glue-like lignin that binds the fibers of the pulp, or even none at all using soda ash.