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Lignane vs Lignone - What's the difference?

lignane | lignone |

As nouns the difference between lignane and lignone

is that lignane is the hydrocarbon formed by joining two propylbenzene residues at the β-carbon atom of the propyl side chain; this structure is the basis of all lignans while lignone is lignin.

lignane

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) The hydrocarbon formed by joining two propylbenzene residues at the ?-carbon atom of the propyl side chain; this structure is the basis of all lignans

    • Derived terms

    * azalignane * cyclolignane * epoxylignane * homolignane * neolignane * norlignane

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    lignone

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • lignin

    • Derived terms

    * coerulignone * indolignone (Webster 1913)