lignin sulfonate

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noun Chemistry.

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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Also called lig·no·sul·fo·nate

[lig-nuh-suhl-fuh-neyt]. /ˌlɪg nəˈsʌl fəˌneɪt/.

Words nearby lignin sulfonate

ligni-, lignicolous, ligniform, lignify, lignin, lignin sulfonate, lignite, lignivorous, ligno-, lignocaine, lignocellulose

How to use lignin sulfonate in a sentence

Like tropical rains from a jungle roof, lignin dripped from the vaults, and in falling, burst into flames.
The Brain|Alexander Blade
Down at his feet the spilled lignin formed a widening pool; it threatened to envelope his feet.
The Brain|Alexander Blade
With the third blow the plastics cell cracked and the lignin poured out, a syrupy curtain sliding down.
The Brain|Alexander Blade
They contained lignin-dynamite, with a very cheap clock arrangement for firing it.
The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 38, February 1894|Various

In the second year the lignin alone increased to the end; the cellulose decreased at the end of June.
Researches on Cellulose|C. F. Cross