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ligninolysis

ligninolysis noun: the enzymatic breakdown of lignin.

Noun

ligninolysis (uncountable)

  1. The enzymatic breakdown of lignin

Origin of ligninolysis

From lignin + -o- + -lysis.

Questions about ligninolysis

What does ligninolysis mean?
Ligninolysis means the enzymatic breakdown of lignin.
What part of speech is ligninolysis?
Ligninolysis is a noun.

Words near ligninolysis in the dictionary

  1. lignin sulphonate
  2. ligninase
  3. ligninases
  4. lignine
  5. ligninification
  6. ligninolysis
  7. ligninolytic
  8. lignins
  9. ligniperdous
  10. lignireose
  11. lignite

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