sulfite process
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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, sulfocarbanilide
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