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lignin sulfonate
noun
,
Chemistry.
1.
a brown powder consisting of a sulfonate salt made from waste liquor of the sulfate pulping process of soft wood: used in concrete, leather tanning, as an additive in oil-well drilling mud, and as a source of vanillin.
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lignosulfonate
[lig-n
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suhl
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/ˌlɪg nəˈsʌl fəˌneɪt/
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