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lignin

DEFINITIONS OF: lignin

1

n a complex polymer; the chief constituent of wood other than carbohydrates; binds to cellulose fibers to harden and strengthen cell walls of plants

Type of:
polymer
a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers
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