mechanical pulp

noun

1. groundwood pulp.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mechanical pulp¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Construction of the new facility will be completed in the third quarter of 2023 and it will also be able to produce 1.06 million tonnes of kraft pulp and 600,000 tonnes of bleached chemi-thermo mechanical pulp , which are raw materials used to make paper, according to a statement by Indonesia's coordinating ministry for economic affairs.

From Reuters

At St. Marys he made but one kind of pulp—mechanical pulp—in which the soft wood was disintegrated by revolving stones against which it was thrust under great pressure.

From Project Gutenberg

In making "mechanical pulp" the blocks of wood, mostly spruce and hemlock, are simply pressed sidewise of the grain against wet grindstones.

From Project Gutenberg