wood pulp

noun

: pulp from wood used in making cellulose derivatives (such as paper or rayon)

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Made from wood pulp, the fibers can scratch delicate surfaces and leave lint behind. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026 Paper is made of wood pulp or other natural fibers that can be added to the compost pile or even used as a mulch around your plants. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026 The wood pulp industry, which uses massive trucks to haul heavy timber loads across frozen lakes, derived a formula for ice strength long ago. — Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026 Planned to be around 1,969 feet (600 meters) long, this ginormous vessel would have been made of a mixture of wood pulp and ice (called pykrete). — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for wood pulp

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First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wood pulp was in 1854

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