lignocellulosic

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or derived from lignocellulose; used especially to describe the products of biomass.

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Meanings

adjectivelignocellulosic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiochemistryOf, pertaining to, or derived from lignocellulose; used especially to describe the products of biomass.

    Lignocellulosic materials represent the most significant fraction of the terrestrial phytobiomass, the largest source of organic compounds in the biosphere.

    2011, Marcos Silveira Buckeridge, Routes to Cellulosic Ethanol, page 54
nounlignocellulosic (plural lignocellulosics)

plural lignocellulosics

  1. Any material composed of lignocellulose

Origin

From lignocellulose + -ic.

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APA

lignocellulosic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lignocellulosic

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“lignocellulosic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lignocellulosic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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