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Wood pulp

noun

Wood that has been ground to a pulp; used in making cellulose products (as rayon or paper).

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Etymology of 'Wood pulp'

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"Wood pulp" Quotes from Famous Books

... exclusively from wood and caustic soda was produced at the Manayunk Wood Pulp Works, in 1854, in the neighborhood of Philadelphia, by Burgess & Watt. The operation consisted in treating the wood for six hours at a pressure of from six to eight atmospheres, with a solution of caustic ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 • Various

... paper on which this letter is written and apply to it every test you have ever heard of for proving quality. You will find it contains not a single trace of wood pulp or fillers but is strong, tough, long-fiber linen. Take your pen and write a few words on it. You will find the point glides so smoothly that writing is a pleasure. Then erase a word or two and write them again—do it twice, three or four times—repeated ...

— Business Correspondence • Anonymous

Words linked to "Wood pulp" : pulp