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- verb transitive To remove the
lignin from (wood pulp).
Etymologies
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de- + lignin + -ify
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The hyphæ of the ultimate twigs enter the tracheides, vessels, etc., of the wood, and delignify them, with changes of color and substance as described.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 Various
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