Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless compound, C18H26O11, prepared by the action of dilute acids on glueolignose.
- Same as
ligneous . - noun An explosive mixture consisting of wood pulp saturated with nitroglycerin. It has fallen into disuse on account of the special danger attending its use.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Ligneous.
- noun (Bot.) See
lignin . - noun (Chem.) An explosive compound of wood fiber and nitroglycerin. See
Nitroglycerin .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany
lignin - noun chemistry An
explosive compound of wood fibre andnitroglycerin . - adjective Alternative form of
ligneous .
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Examples
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In some, however, nitro-lignose or nitrated wood is used instead.
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Hence the lower nitrates are generally used, or such compounds as nitro-lignose, nitrated wood, &c., are used.
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We have the potential to grow a lot of lignose cellulose and we have a lot of land suitable for growing this fuel.
iTnews Australia 2010
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She says creating the equivalent of a barrel of crude oil using lignose cellulose will cost
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She says these could easily be converted to use lignose cellulose, which is a raw material for creating bio fuels made from plant leaves and twigs.
iTnews Australia 2010
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We have the potential to grow a lot of lignose cellulose and we have a lot of land suitable for growing this fuel.
iTnews Australia 2010
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She says these could easily be converted to use lignose cellulose, which is a raw material for creating bio fuels made from plant leaves and twigs.
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We have the potential to grow a lot of lignose cellulose and we have a lot of land suitable for growing this fuel.
iTnews Australia 2010
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We have the potential to grow a lot of lignose cellulose and we have a lot of land suitable for growing this fuel.
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She says creating the equivalent of a barrel of crude oil using lignose cellulose will cost
iTnews Australia 2010
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