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groundwood

7.9

Wood pulp made by machines grinding logs or chips for making paper

noun
/ˈgraʊndˌwʊd/

Specialized

: pulpa de madera

The factory produces groundwood for various paper products.

Examples

Because groundwood contains more lignin, paper made from it tends to yellow over time.
The factory uses groundwood to produce newsprint and other types of paper.
Modern mills often blend groundwood with chemical pulp to improve paper quality.
Can you explain what groundwood is?
The factory produces groundwood to supply the local paper mill with raw materials.
Manufacturers often use groundwood for low-cost printing due to its affordability.
In the production process of paper, groundwood serves as an essential ingredient derived from wood chips.

Synonyms

wood pulp

vsgroundwood

Specialized

3 3.0

Soft, wet material made from wood used to make paper

is the mechanically produced type made by grinding logs or wood chips

How Processed

bleach liquor

Specialized

7.0

groundwood

Specialized

7.9

pulpwood

Specialized

1 7.4

Surface Forms

groundwood singular

groundwoods plural

Morphology

groundwood = ground + wood (transparent) = ground + wood

Clear compound of 'ground' (having been ground) + 'wood', meaning wood pulp produced by mechanical grinding; directly derivable from the components.

Etymology

The word groundwood comes from ground ('crushed') and wood ('wood'), meaning wood that has been ground into pulp. That's why the same name is used for the raw wood pulp made by grinding logs or wood chips in mills to make paper.