LIGN-

Meaning of LIGN- in English

[lign-] or ligni- or ligno- comb form [L lign-, ligni-, fr. lignum]: wood "lignin" "lignocellulose"

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LIGN- — or ligni- or ligno- combining form Etymology: Latin ~, ligni-, from lignum wood
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LIGN- — combining form or ligni- or ligno- Etymology: Latin lign-, ligni-, from lignum — more at ligneous 1. : wood ligni …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIGN- — var. of ligni- before a vowel: lignite.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGN- — or ligni- or ligno- Etymology: Latin lign-, ligni-, from lignum : wood lign in ligno cellulose
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LIGN — Variant: or ligni- or ligno- Function: combining form Etymology: Latin lign-, ligni-, from lignum : wood < lign in> < …
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LIGN-ALOES — (n.) A fragrant tree mentioned in the Bible.
Английский словарь Webster
LIGN-ALOES — (n.) Aloes wood, or agallochum. See Agallochum.
Английский словарь Webster
LIGN-ALOES — ( n. ) Aloes wood, or agallochum. See Agallochum.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGN-ALOES — noun a fragrant tree mentioned in the bible. 2. lign-aloes ·noun aloes wood, or agallochum. ·see agallochum.
Webster English vocab
LIGN ALOES — See: Aloes, Lign Aloes
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
LIGNO- — combining form see: lign-
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LIGNI- — combining form see: lign-
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LIGNAN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lign- + 3-an Date: 1944 any of a class of propyl phenolic dimers including many …
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LIGNO- — combining form see lign-
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LIGNI- — combining form see lign-
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LIGNOCAINE — ˈlignəˌkān noun ( -s ) Etymology: lign- + -caine Britain : lidocaine
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PYROLIGNIC — -nik adjective Etymology: pyr- + lign- + -ic : pyroligneous
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PYROLIGNEOUS — |pīrō|lignēəs adjective Etymology: French pyroligneux, from pyr- + ligneux woody, from Latin lignosus, from lign- + -osus -ose : obtained …
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LIGNO-TUBER — |lig(ˌ)nō+ noun Etymology: lign- + tuber : burl 2a
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LIGNOSAE — ligˈnō(ˌ)sē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of lignosus woody, from lign- + -osus -ous …
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LIGNOCERIC ACID — |lignə|serik- noun Etymology: lignoceric International Scientific Vocabulary lign- + cer- + -ic : a crystalline fatty acid CH 3 (CH …
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LIGNOCELLULOSE — |lignō+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lign- + cellulose : any of several closely related substances constituting the essential part …
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LIGNITE — ˈligˌnīt, usu -īd.+V noun (-s) Etymology: French, from lign- + -ite : a variety of coal intermediate between peat and …
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LIGNIPERDOUS — |lignə|pərdəs adjective Etymology: lign- + Latin perdere to destroy + English -ous — more at perdition : that destroys wood …
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LIGNINSULFONIC ACID — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷- noun or lig·no·sulfonic acid |lignō+...- Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lignin or lign- + sulfonic : any of various sulfonic …
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LIGNINSULFONATE — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun or lig·no·sulfonate |lignō+ Etymology: lignin or lign- + sulphonate : a salt of a ligninsulfonic acid
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LIGNIN — ˈlignə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: lign- + -in 1. : an amorphous substance or mixture that together with cellulose …
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LIGNIFY — ˈlignəˌfī verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: French lignifier, from lign- + -fier -fy transitive verb : to convert into wood …
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LIGNESCENT — (ˈ)lig|nes ə nt adjective Etymology: lign- + -escent : somewhat woody : tending toward woodiness
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CERULIGNONE — noun also coe·ru·lig·none -|nōn ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ceru- (from Latin caeruleus ) + Latin lign um …
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CERULIGNOL — noun also coe·ru·lig·nol ˌsē(ˌ)rü|lig|nȯl, -ōl ( -s ) Etymology: ceru- (from Latin caeruleus ) + Latin lign um wood + …
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MALIGN — [ma.lign] adj [ME maligne, fr. MF, fr. L malignus, fr. male badly + gignere to beget--more at mal-, kin] (14c) …
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