lignin

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US/ˈlɪɡ.nɪn/

noun

A complex non-carbohydrate aromatic polymer present in all wood.

OriginLatin lignum →
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Meanings

nounlignin (usually uncountable, plural lignins)

plural lignins

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA complex non-carbohydrate aromatic polymer present in all wood.

Origin

  1. Latinlignum“wood”
  2. Englishlignin

From Latin lignum (“wood”) + -in.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 木質素 /木质素
  • 木質素 /木质素 (mùzhìsù)aromatic polymer
Czech lignin
  • ligninaromatic polymer
Dutch lignine
  • ligninearomatic polymer
Esperanto lignino
  • ligninoaromatic polymer
Estonian ligniin
  • ligniinaromatic polymer
Finnish ligniini
  • ligniiniaromatic polymer
German Lignin
  • Ligninaromatic polymer
Greek λιγνίνη
  • λιγνίνη (ligníni)aromatic polymer
Hungarian lignin
  • ligninaromatic polymer
Polish lignina, drzewnik
  • ligninaaromatic polymer
  • drzewnikaromatic polymer
Portuguese lignina, lenhina
  • ligninaaromatic polymer
  • lenhinaaromatic polymer
Spanish lignina
  • ligninaaromatic polymer
Turkish odun özü
  • odun özüaromatic polymer

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lining
Cite this entry
APA

lignin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lignin

MLA

“lignin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lignin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lignin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lignin.

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