sulfite process

noun Chemistry.

a process for making wood pulp by digesting wood chips in an acid liquor consisting of sulfurous acid and a salt, usually calcium bisulfite.

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Origin of sulfite process

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby sulfite process

sulfinyl group, sulfisoxazole, sulfite, sulfite oxidase, sulfite paper, sulfite process, sulfite pulp, sulfiting agent, sulfmethemoglobin, sulfo, sulfo group
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