lignose

English

Etymology

From Latin lignōsus (“woody”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪɡnəʊz/, /ˈlɪɡnəʊs/

Noun

lignose (usually uncountable, plural lignoses)

1. (botany) lignin
2. (chemistry) An explosive compound of wood fibre and nitroglycerin.

Adjective

lignose (comparative more lignose, superlative most lignose)

1. Alternative form of ligneous.

Derived terms

• lignosity

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “lignose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• lingoes, Eligons, single-O, legions, sloe gin, Oesling, ogle-ins, Gileños, longies, Gilenos, eloigns, Longies

Interlingua

Adjective

lignose (comparative plus lignose, superlative le plus lignose)

1. woody