lignocellulosic

English

Etymology

From lignocellulose +‎ -ic.

Adjective

lignocellulosic (not comparable)

1. (biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from lignocellulose; used especially to describe the products of biomass.
   • 2011, Marcos Silveira Buckeridge, Routes to Cellulosic Ethanol, page 54:

     Lignocellulosic materials represent the most significant fraction of the terrestrial phytobiomass, the largest source of organic compounds in the biosphere.

Noun

lignocellulosic (plural lignocellulosics)

1. Any material composed of lignocellulose