Term: lignins
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03528

Definition:
Macromolecular constituents of wood related to lignans, composed of phenolic propylbenzene skeletal units, linked at various sites and apparently randomly.

Related Terms:
1) macromolecular (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03667).
2) lignans (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03527).

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1348 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)

Citation: 'lignins' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03528

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