English word lignosulfonate comes from English sulfonate, English ligno- (Wood.)

Detailed word origin of lignosulfonate

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
sulfonate	English (eng)	To treat or react with a sulfonic acid, or to introduce such a group into a compound. (American spelling, chemistry) Any salt or ester of a sulfonic acid.
ligno-	English (eng)	Wood.
lignosulfonate	English (eng)	Any sulfonated derivative of a lignin.

Words with the same origin as lignosulfonate