noun
chemical pulp
Technical term in papermaking; pulp produced by chemically treating wood chips to dissolve lignin.
化学パルプは紙の強度を高めるために使われる。
Chemical pulp is used to increase the strength of paper.
Mechanical pulp, produced by grinding wood; yields paper with lower strength and higher opacity compared to chemical pulp.
Compound of 化学 (かがく, 'chemical') and パルプ ('pulp'), a direct translation of the English term.