sulfite process

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of sulfite process

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Then it was found that other coniferous woods might be used to replace the rags, after being submitted to what is called the sulfite process.

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