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Concept information
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lignin
Tipo
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Chemical
Definición
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The second most abundant constituent of wood, located principally in the secondary wall and the middle lamella, which is the thin cementing layer between wood cells. Chemically, it is an irregular polymer of substituted propylphenol groups, and thus, no simple chemical formula can be written for it.
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español
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/50048
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