Lignification

Lignification
Lignification Lig`ni*fi*ca"tion (l[i^]g`n[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. lignification. See {Lignify}.] (Bot.) A change in the character of a cell wall, by which it becomes harder. It is supposed to be due to an incrustation of lignin. [1913 Webster]

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  • lignification — [ liɲifikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1842; de lignifier ♦ Bot. Modification des membranes de certaines cellules par association de la lignine à la cellulose. ● lignification nom féminin Fait de se lignifier. lignification [liɲifikɑsjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. 1840 1842 …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • lignification — sumedėjimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Augalų ląstelių kietėjimas dėl jų sienelėse besikaupiančio lignino. atitikmenys: angl. lignification; lignifying rus. одеревенение …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • lignification — noun see lignify …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • LIGNIFICATION — n. f. Action de se lignifier …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • lignification — See lignify. * * * …   Universalium

  • lignification — noun Turning to wood; the process of becoming ligneous …   Wiktionary

  • lignification — (li gni fi ka sion) s. f. Terme de botanique. Conversion en bois des bourgeons d un arbre. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lignifier …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • lignification — n. process of turning into wood; process of becoming wood, process of becoming woody …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lignification — lig·ni·fi·ca·tion …   English syllables

  • lignification — The thickening and strengthening of a plant cell wall with lignin …   Glossary of Biotechnology

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