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Definition of Lignan
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of phytoestrogens characterized by the presence of a pair of propylbenzene groupings ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lignan
1. a type of polymer [n -S] - See also: polymer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lignan
Literary usage of Lignan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Typographical Gazetteer by Henry Cotton (1866)
"lignan, quaere lignana, a large village of the Sardinian States, within 3 miles
of Vercelli ? or Ligne, a village of Belgium, 17 miles NW of Ghent ? ..."
2. Stories from the State Papers by Alexander Charles Ewald (1882)
"The chief of the gang was a Madame lignan, who obtained money by pretending to
exercise the same art as the most notorious of these Lancashire witches ..."
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