Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A combination of lignin and cellulose that strengthens woody plant cells.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The material of which woody tissue principally consists.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry The combination of
lignin andcellulose in the structural cells ofwoody plants .
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These conclusions are in accordance with the experimental facts, and, taken together with the new evidence we have accumulated from a study of the lignocellulose esters, we may sum up the constitutional points as follows: The lignocellulose is a complex of
Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 C. F. Cross
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The two polymers, collectively called lignocellulose, are very insoluble, resistant to common chemicals and mechanical breakage, and are a superior substance for providing strength and structure to plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The two polymers, collectively called lignocellulose, are very insoluble, resistant to common chemicals and mechanical breakage, and are a superior substance for providing strength and structure to plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The two polymers, collectively called lignocellulose, are very insoluble, resistant to common chemicals and mechanical breakage, and are a superior substance for providing strength and structure to plants.
innovations-report 2010
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The two polymers, collectively called lignocellulose, are very insoluble, resistant to common chemicals and mechanical breakage, and are a superior substance for providing strength and structure to plants.
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The two polymers, collectively called lignocellulose, are very insoluble, resistant to common chemicals and mechanical breakage, and are a superior substance for providing strength and structure to plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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This is because they're locked up within a substance known as lignocellulose, which provides structural support for plant cell walls.
Scientific Blogging 2008
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More promising have been recent advances in turning lignocellulose, the stuff that makes up the cell walls in plants, into ethanol and other fuels: that would allow us to use grasses, wood chips, straw and other non-food as biomass.
The first sentence I wrote today… ewillett 2009
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There are two main flows of C substrates from plants: plant litter formation with lignocellulose as a main component resistant to microbial breakdown; and the continuous supply of readily available C monomers (root and foliage exudation).
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The proportions of these components vary among lignocellulose materials.
2 Biomass Sources 1983
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The extraction of carbon from lignocellulose — tough plant matter — in crop waste is an alternative with potential that remains mostly untapped.
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