LIGNIN REACTION
\lˈɪɡnɪn ɹɪˈakʃən], \lˈɪɡnɪn ɹɪˈakʃən], \l_ˈɪ_ɡ_n_ɪ_n ɹ_ɪ__ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
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A color reaction given by cellulose made from wood, due to the presence of some of the lignin from the cell wall. It consists of a yellow coloration with salts of anilin and a red coloration with a solution of phoroglucinol in concentrated hydrochloric acid.
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See under lignin.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Nearby Words
- lignified
- ligniform
- lignify
- lignifying
- lignin
- lignin reaction
- lignine
- ligniperdous
- lignireose
- lignite
- lignitic