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lignolytic

lignolytic adjective: that breaks down wood. Also the misspelling of ligninolytic.

Adjective

lignolytic (not comparable)

  1. That breaks down wood

Also used as

lignolytic is also the misspelling of ligninolytic.

Questions about lignolytic

What does lignolytic mean?
Lignolytic means that breaks down wood.
What part of speech is lignolytic?
Lignolytic is an adjective.

Words near lignolytic in the dictionary

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

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