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lignose |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lignose \Lig*nose"\ (l[i^]g*n[=o]s"), Lignous \Lig"nous\ (l[i^]g"n[u^]s), a. [L. lignosus, fr lignum wood: cf F. ligneux Cf {Ligneous}.] Ligneous. [R.] --Evelyn. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lignose \Lig"nose`\ (l[i^]g"n[=o]s`), n. 1. (Bot.) See {Lignin}. 2. (Chem.) An explosive compound of wood fiber and nitroglycerin. See {Nitroglycerin}.
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