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Lignin
Table 3.1
Pronunciation
Subdomain (1st level):  Raw materials
Subdomain (2nd level):  Pulp
Grammatical category:  Simple term
Grammar notes:  Countable
Definition:  Natural “adhesive” which binds wood fibres together in the tree and imparts rigidity.
Definition source:  EN 7
Context:  Lignin is a complex molecule that ’cements’ the fibers together in the tree at the middle lamella. To free the individual fibers during pulping, the lignin is either dissolved by chemicals (during chemical pulping, when it turns brown) or softened by heat (during mechanical pulping). During bleaching, it is partly removed and partly brightened. Since lignin is also bonded to hemicellulose, within the fiber wall (both primary wall and secondary wall), the removal of one without the other is difficult.
Context source:  EN 14
Attestation:  2
Contained in:  Wood
Related terms:  Cellulose, Hemicellulose
It:  Lignina
Degree of reliability IT:  3
Fr:  Lignine
Degree of reliability FR:  3