lignose (usually uncountable, plural lignoses)
(botany) lignin
(chemistry) An explosive compound of wood fibre and nitroglycerin.
lignose (comparative more lignose, superlative most lignose)
Alternative form of ligneous
• Oesling, eloigns, legions, lingoes, longies, ogle-ins, sloe gin
Source: Wiktionary
Lig*nose`, Lig"nous, a. Etym: [L. lignosus, fr. lignum wood: cf. F. ligneux. Cf. Ligneous.]
Definition: Ligneous. [R.] Evelyn.
Lig"nose`, n.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: See Lignin.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: An explosive compound of wood fiber and nitroglycerin. See Nitroglycerin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
