"lignin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lignins [plural]
Etymology: From Latin lignum (“wood”) + -in. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|lignum||wood}} Latin lignum (“wood”), {{suffix|en||in}} + -in Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} lignin (usually uncountable, plural lignins)
  1. (organic chemistry) A complex non-carbohydrate aromatic polymer present in all wood. Wikipedia link: lignin Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Organic compounds Translations (aromatic polymer): lignin [masculine] (Czech), lignine (Dutch), lignino (Esperanto), ligniin (Estonian), ligniini (Finnish), Lignin [masculine] (German), λιγνίνη (ligníni) [feminine] (Greek), lignin (Hungarian), lignina [feminine] (Portuguese), lenhina [feminine] (Portuguese), lignina [feminine] (Spanish)

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