lignocellulose
noun
lignocellulose is spelled L-I-G-N-O-C-E-L-L-U-L-O-S-E: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lignocellulose means “The combination of lignin and cellulose in the structural cells of woody plants” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lignocellulose is lignocelluloses.
How many letters and syllables are in lignocellulose?
| Letters | 14: L-I-G-N-O-C-E-L-L-U-L-O-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lignocellulose?
Lignocellulose appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of lignocellulose
- lignocelluloses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lignocellulose mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The combination of lignin and cellulose in the structural cells of woody plants.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lignocellulose come from?
From ligno- + cellulose.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).