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Definition: Lignose
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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