wood pulp

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noun

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

Origin of wood pulp

First recorded in 1865–70

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Related Words for wood pulp

pulp, pulpwood

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Historical Examples of wood pulp

The strawboard also takes the place of wood-pulp for smaller paper boxes.
Checking the Waste
Mary Huston Gregory
A considerable amount of wood-pulp is imported from Canada for paper-making.
Commercial Geography
Jacques W. Redway
The wood-pulp from this region is the chief supply of the paper-makers of Europe.
Commercial Geography
Jacques W. Redway
Granite and wood-pulp are exported, and coal and grain imported.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8
Various
Webster's father looked over the top of the wood-pulp screen.
The Kentucky Warbler
James Lane Allen

British Dictionary definitions for wood pulp

wood pulp

noun

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
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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