Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lignocellulosic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

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

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or derived from lignocellulose; used especially to describe the products of biomass.

noun

Any material composed of lignocellulose

Example Sentences

"Lignocellulosic materials represent the most significant fraction of the terrestrial phytobiomass, the largest source of organic compounds in the biosphere."

Etymology

Etymology tree English lignocellulose Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English lignocellulosic From lignocellulose + -ic.

Inflected Forms

lignocellulosics (plural)

Questions

What does lignocellulosic mean?: Of, pertaining to, or derived from lignocellulose; used especially to describe the products of biomass.
Where does lignocellulosic come from?: Etymology tree English lignocellulose Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English lignocellulosic From lignocellulose + -ic.

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