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
22 April 2025
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