lignocellulosic
nounEtymology From lignocellulose + -ic.
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Any material composed of lignocellulose
lignocellulosic
adjEtymology From lignocellulose + -ic.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Of, pertaining to, or derived from lignocellulose; used especially to describe the products of biomass.
- Lignocellulosic materials represent the most significant fraction of the terrestrial phytobiomass, the largest source of organic compounds in the biosphere.2011, Marcos Silveira Buckeridge, Routes to Cellulosic Ethanol, page 54: