wood pulp

noun

1. wood reduced to pulp through mechanical and chemical treatment for use in the manufacture of certain kinds of paper.

wood pulp

noun

1. wood that has been ground to a fine pulp for use in making newsprint and other cheap forms of paper, and in the production of hardboard

2. finely pulped wood that has been digested by a chemical, such as caustic soda, and sometimes bleached: used in making paper

Word History and Origins

Origin of wood pulp¹

First recorded in 1865–70