lignin
A complex non-carbohydrate aromatic polymer present in all wood.
A kind of
- polymer
Related words
- ligninase
- ligninolysis
- ligninolytic
- monolignin
- lignin sulfonate
- lignin sulphonate
Word history
From Latin "lignum" (wood).
Where this comes from
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