lignin sulfonate
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.
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