lignin

• Komplexes organisches Polymer, das Hauptbestandteil des Holzes ist und durch Bindung an Cellulosefasern für Steifheit und Festigkeit der pflanzlichen Zellwände sorgt.

A complex organic polymer that is a major component of wood, providing rigidity and strength to plant cell walls by binding to cellulose fibers.

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1. Complex plant polymerC1formalscientific

   A complex organic polymer deposited in the cell walls of many plants, making them rigid and woody. It is the chief non-carbohydrate constituent of wood, binding to cellulose fibers to harden and strengthen the cell walls.

   Komplexes pflanzliches Polymer

   • Lignin provides structural support to trees, allowing them to grow tall.
   • The paper industry removes lignin from wood pulp to produce white paper.
   • Scientists study lignin to develop sustainable biofuels.