papermaking
Americannoun
adjective
Vocabulary lists containing papermaking
East Asia - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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While on shift at the papermaking company, they would respond to neighbouring Overton Fire Station for call-outs.
From BBC • May 31, 2025
French for “chewed paper,” papier-mâché has gone by many names in many cultures dating back to the advent of papermaking in China in A.D.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2024
"How do you make the polymer substitute film in a continuous process that is rapid enough to make it in large enough amounts -- like papermaking?"
From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2023
In Skowhegan, Maine, the papermaking giant Sappi is converting a paper machine to produce bleached sulfate board—a kind of environmentally sustainable packaging that’s frequently used for coffee cups and cosmetics products.
From Slate • Aug. 29, 2023
The papermaking process was changed so that a significant amount of acid was introduced into the actual paper itself, which deteriorates as it sits on library shelves.
From Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress
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