Definition of Groundwood

1. Noun. (context: paper industry) Wood that has been mechanically ground for pulp or direct use to produce certain kinds of paper or board; mechanical pulp. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Groundwood

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Groundwood

groundspeed
groundstaff
groundstate
groundstates
groundstroke
groundstrokes
groundswell
groundswells
groundswoman
groundswomen
groundward
groundwards
groundwater
groundwater level
groundwaters
groundwood (current term)
groundwoods
groundwork
groundworks
groundworm
groundworms
group
group-specific protease
group-theoretic
group-theoretical
group A
group AB
group A streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis
group A streptococci
group Amentiferae

Literary usage of Groundwood

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chemistry of Pulp and Paper Making by Edwin Sutermeister (1920)
"groundwood Pulp. For the qualitative determination of groundwood a number of ... Aniline sulphate stains groundwood a yellow color, though the test is not ..."

2. A Handbook of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Industry ...by Canadian Pulp and Paper Association by Canadian Pulp and Paper Association (1920)
"(This company operates 31 mills in the United States, producing 1788 tons of paper, 1512 tons of groundwood and 502 tons of sulphite daily. ..."

3. The Manufacture of Pulp and Paper: A Textbook of Modern Pulp and Paper Mill by J. Newell Stephenson (1922)
"The coarsest material in groundwood, consisting of thin slabs of unground wood and slivers of varying size, must be removed before any attempt is made to ..."

4. Transactions by National Safety Council, Association of Iron and Steel Engineers (1921)
"groundwood AND SULPHITE MILLS The ventilation of a groundwood mill and ... The volume of replacement air for grinder room to supply groundwood for a paper ..."

5. U. S. Industrial Outlook, 1994: Business Forecasts for 350 IndustriesBusiness & Econ (1994)
"The growth in shipments of printing and writing paper was paced by higher sales of uncoated free sheet, coated groundwood, and coated free sheet. ..."

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