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glycolignose

glycolignose noun: a substance obtained by boiling the ligneous portion of pinewood in dilute acetic acid and treating it with hot water, alcohol, and ether.

Noun

glycolignose (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A substance obtained by boiling the ligneous portion of pinewood in dilute acetic acid and treating it with hot water, alcohol, and ether.

Questions about glycolignose

What does glycolignose mean?
Glycolignose means a substance obtained by boiling the ligneous portion of pinewood in dilute acetic acid and treating it with hot water, alcohol, and ether.
What part of speech is glycolignose?
Glycolignose is a noun.

Words near glycolignose in the dictionary

  1. glycolic acid
  2. glycolide
  3. glycolides
  4. glycoligand
  5. glycoligands
  6. glycolignose
  7. glycolipase
  8. glycolipases
  9. glycolipid
  10. glycolipide
  11. glycolipides

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