LIGNOSE

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

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