lignocellulosic

English

Etymology

lignocellulose +‎ -ic

Adjective

lignocellulosic (not comparable)

  1. (biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from lignocellulose; used especially to describe the products of biomass.
    • 2011, Marcos Silveira Buckeridge, Routes to Cellulosic Ethanol, page 54:
      Lignocellulosic materials represent the most significant fraction of the terrestrial phytobiomass, the largest source of organic compounds in the biosphere.

Noun

lignocellulosic (plural lignocellulosics)

  1. Any material composed of lignocellulose
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