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delignify

delignify verb: to remove the lignin from (wood pulp).

Verb

delignify (third-person singular simple present delignifies, present participle delignifying, simple past and past participle delignified)

  1. (transitive) To remove the lignin from (wood pulp).

Forms of delignify

third-person singular presentdelignifies
present participledelignifying
past participledelignified
pastdelignified

Origin of delignify

From de- + lignin + -ify.

Questions about delignify

What does delignify mean?
Delignify means to remove the lignin from (wood pulp).
What part of speech is delignify?
Delignify is a verb.
What is the past tense of delignify?
The past tense of delignify is delignified.

Words near delignify in the dictionary

  1. delignating
  2. delignification
  3. delignifications
  4. delignified
  5. delignifies
  6. delignify
  7. delignifying
  8. deligotype
  9. deligotypes
  10. deligotyping
  11. Delikat

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