lignose

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/ˈlɪɡnəʊz//ˈlɪɡnəʊs/

noun

lignin

OriginLatin lignōsus →
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Meanings

nounlignose (usually uncountable, plural lignoses)

plural lignoses

  1. uncountableusuallybiologylignin
  2. uncountableusuallychemistryAn explosive compound of wood fibre and nitroglycerin.
adjectivelignose (comparative more lignose, superlative most lignose)

comparative more lignose · superlative most lignose

  1. alternativeAlternative form of ligneous.

Origin

  1. Latinlignōsus“woody”
  2. Englishlignose

From Latin lignōsus (“woody”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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