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	Encyclopedia: Lignin
		Lignin is thought to act as a kind of glue in the plant cell walls and give plants very effective protection against parasite attack.
		In the chemical pulping process, lignin is removed from wood pulp before it is turned into paper, and the extracted lignin is used as a binder in particleboard, adhesive for linoleum, and raw material for processing into chemicals (such as DMSO and vanillin).
		Lignin is a group of chemical compounds that is used in the cell walls of plants to create wood.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lignin (780 words)

	lignin on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The cellulose walls of the wood become impregnated with lignin, a process called lignification, which greatly increases the strength and hardness of the cell and gives the necessary rigidity to the tree.
		Lignin Announces a Letter of Intent to Merge with Screen Giant Media Corp.
		Biodegradation of spent pulping liquor lignins under mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic conditions.(Environmental)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/l1/lignin.asp (349 words)

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