white liquor

American  

noun

1. (in making wood pulp for paper) the chemicals used to digest the wood, basically sodium hydroxide and sodium hyposulfite.

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Example Sentences

The milky white liquor is decanted into a copper kettle, made to be poured into copper rice bowls, as a nod to its history as a farmer's alcohol commonly brewed at home with rice.

From Salon

A recent regulatory filing shows that the Aberdeen China A Share Equity Fund, of which Ms. Kwik is a manager, held companies including Kweichow Moutai, the distiller of a popular sorghum-based white liquor, and Yunnan Energy New Material, which makes film, packaging and paper products.

From New York Times

“You typically drink white liquor during Fet Gede, but if there is none you drink rum with no ice to feel the heat,” Ms. Nozy said.

From New York Times

“He’s been drinking white liquor and . . . he’s a friend of mine, but today he’s not a friend,” Kuhns told authorities, according to court documents.

From Seattle Times

China took action against white liquor makers Kweichow Moutai Group and Wuliangye Group, imposing more than $70 million in fines collectively.

From Reuters