Etymology

lignin

L1I1G2N1I1N1

Today it means: A complex non-carbohydrate aromatic polymer present in all wood. Full definition →

Latin lignum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromlignum“wood”
  2. English todaylignin

From Latin lignum (“wood”) + -in.

Words from the same roots

Latinlignum all →

lignumligniformlignifyligniperdouslignivorousligno-lignum vitae

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