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lignolysis

lignolysis noun: the breakdown of wood. Also the misspelling of ligninolysis.

Noun

lignolysis (uncountable)

  1. The breakdown of wood

Also used as

lignolysis is also the misspelling of ligninolysis.

Questions about lignolysis

What does lignolysis mean?
Lignolysis means the breakdown of wood.
What part of speech is lignolysis?
Lignolysis is a noun.

Words near lignolysis in the dictionary

  1. lignography
  2. lignoid
  3. lignoids
  4. lignol
  5. lignols
  6. lignolysis
  7. lignolytic
  8. lignone
  9. lignones
  10. lignophagia
  11. lignose

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