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sulfite process

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a process for making wood pulp by digesting wood chips in an acid liquor consisting of sulfurous acid and a salt, usually calcium bisulfite.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sulfite process1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Then it was found that other coniferous woods might be used to replace the rags, after being submitted to what is called the sulfite process.

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