lig|nin
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lig — al·ca·lig·e·nes; bel·lig·er·ence; bel·lig·er·en·cy; ca·lig·i·nous; cal·lig·ra·pha; cal·lig·ra·pher; cal·lig·ra·phist; cal·lig·ra·phy; ca·ma·lig; ce·ru·lig·nol; ce·ru·lig·none; cor·al·lig·e·na; cot·y·lig·er·ous; crys·tal·lig·er·ous; fi·lig·er·ous; … English syllables
nin — ac·er·tan·nin; ac·e·tan·nin; ace·tyl·tan·nin; adre·nin; ag·glu·ti·nin; al·bu·tan·nin; al·kan·nin; anem·o·nin; an·gi·o·to·nin; an·tho·cy·a·nin; an·to·nin·i·a·nus; apoc·y·nin; as·i·nin·i·ty; ave·nin; ba·ku·nin·ism; ba·ku·nin·ist; be·ta·nin;… … English syllables
lignin — lig·nin … English syllables
lignin — /lig nin/, n. 1. Bot. an organic substance that, with cellulose, forms the chief part of woody tissue. 2. Papermaking. impure matter found in wood pulp. [1815 25; LIGN + IN2] * * * Complex oxygen containing organic compound, a mixture of polymers … Universalium
lignin — lig•nin [[t]ˈlɪg nɪn[/t]] n. bot an organic substance that, with cellulose, forms the chief part of woody tissue • Etymology: 1815–25; < Llign(um)wood + in I … From formal English to slang
lignin — lig|nin sb., et (et stof i planters cellevægge) … Dansk ordbog
Lignin — Li|gnin auch: Lig|nin 〈n. 11〉 verholzender u. festigender, in das Cellulosegerüst eingelagerter Bestandteil des Holzes [zu lat. lignum „Holz“] * * * Li|g|nin [lat. lignum = Holz; ↑ in (3)], das; s, e: aus aromatischen Alkoholen wie Coniferyl ,… … Universal-Lexikon
lignin — A random polymer of coniferyl alcohol accompanying cellulose and present in vegetable fiber and wood cells; a source of vanillin (by oxidation of l.); l. composition varies with plant species. It is one of the most abundant biopolymers in nature … Medical 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. [1913 Webster] Note: Recent authors have distinguished four… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lignin — Li|gnin auch: Lig|nin 〈n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: e; Bot.〉 verholzender u. festigender, in das Cellulosegerüst eingelagerter Bestandteil des Holzes [Etym.: <lat. lignum »Holz«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
