sulfite process
noun Chemistry.
a process for making wood pulp by digesting wood chips in an acid liquor consisting of sulfurous acid and a salt, usually calcium bisulfite.
Origin of sulfite process
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby sulfite process
sulfinyl group,
sulfisoxazole,
sulfite,
sulfite oxidase,
sulfite paper,
sulfite process,
sulfite pulp,
sulfiting agent,
sulfmethemoglobin,
sulfo,
sulfo group