lignose

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lignose - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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  Lignose \Lig"nose`\ (l[i^]g"n[=o]s`), n.
     1. (Bot.) See Lignin.
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     2. (Chem.) An explosive compound of wood fiber and
        nitroglycerin. See Nitroglycerin.
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