wood pulp

noun

Pulp made from wood (most often softwood, but sometimes hardwood) that is used to make paper.

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Meanings

nounwood pulp (countable and uncountable, plural wood pulps)

plural wood pulps · alternative woodpulp

  1. countableuncountablePulp made from wood (most often softwood, but sometimes hardwood) that is used to make paper.

Translations

Danish træmasse, papirmasse
  • træmassepulp from trees used to make paper
  • papirmassepulp from trees used to make paper
Finnish paperimassa
  • paperimassapulp from trees used to make paper
French pâte à papier
  • pâte à papierpulp from trees used to make paper
German Holzschliff
  • Holzschliffpulp from trees used to make paper
Greek ξυλοπολτός
  • ξυλοπολτός (xylopoltós)pulp from trees used to make paper
Irish laíon adhmaid
  • laíon adhmaidpulp from trees used to make paper
Italian pasta di legno
  • pasta di legnopulp from trees used to make paper
Māori rākau kōpēpē
  • rākau kōpēpēpulp from trees used to make paper
Polish ścier
  • ścierpulp from trees used to make paper
Spanish pasta de papel
  • pasta de papelpulp from trees used to make paper
Swedish trämassa, pappersmassa
  • trämassapulp from trees used to make paper
  • pappersmassapulp from trees used to make paper
Ukrainian деревна́ ма́са
  • деревна́ ма́са (derevná mása)pulp from trees used to make paper
Yiddish האָלצמאַסע
  • האָלצמאַסע (holtsmase)pulp from trees used to make paper
Cite this entry
APA

wood pulp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20pulp

MLA

“wood pulp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20pulp. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wood pulp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20pulp.

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