delignify

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verb

To remove the lignin from (wood pulp).

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Meanings

verbdelignify (third-person singular simple present delignifies, present participle delignifying, simple past and past participle delignified)

present singular third person delignifies · participle present delignifying · participle past delignified · past delignified

  1. transitiveTo remove the lignin from (wood pulp).

Origin

From de- + lignin + -ify.

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APA

delignify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delignify

MLA

“delignify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delignify. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delignify,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delignify.

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