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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LIGNOSE; LIGNOUS

Lig *nose `, Lig "nous, a. Etym: [L. lignosus, fr. lignum wood: cf. F.ligneux. Cf. Ligneous. ]

 

Defn: Ligneous. [R.] Evelyn.

 

LIGNOSE

LIGNOSE Lig "nose `, n.

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: See Lignin.

 

2. (Chem. )

 

Defn: An explosive compound of wood fiber and nitroglycerin. See Nitroglycerin.

 

Duden Dictionary

Lignose

Li g no se , Li gno se Substantiv, feminin , die |Lign o se |die Lignose; Genitiv: der Lignose 1 Zellulose 2 früher gebräuchlicher Sprengstoff aus Nitroglyzerin und nitriertem Holzmehl