wood pulp

American  

noun

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

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wood pulp British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of wood pulp

First recorded in 1865–70

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wood pulp

Founded as a ground wood pulp mill on the banks of Finland’s Nokianvirta River in 1865, the company evolved through rubber and cables before it became known for mobile handsets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Cellulose acetate, from which the clips are made, comes from cellulose sourced from wood pulp or cotton.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

Chemically processed wood pulp, for example, can be used to create flavor molecules that are chemically identical to those in vanilla.

From Salon ● May 8, 2024

The slippers are made from about a dozen different materials, including wood pulp, silk thread, gelatin, plastic and glass.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

Wood pulp is made of it, and out of wood pulp a thousand articles, from toys to wheels of locomotives, are made.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen