Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lignocellulose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: lig-no-cel-lu-lose
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The combination of lignin and cellulose in the structural cells of woody plants.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From ligno- + cellulose.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lignocelluloses (plural)

Derived Forms

lignocellulosic lignocellulolytic

Questions

What does lignocellulose mean?: The combination of lignin and cellulose in the structural cells of woody plants.
Where does lignocellulose come from?: From ligno- + cellulose.

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