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papermakering

papermakering noun: the business or activity of a papermaker.

Noun

papermakering (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The business or activity of a papermaker.
    • […] said drainage means and forming fabric being inclined with respect to said papermakering felt; a head box positioned at the beginning of the forming fabric for placing stock thereon; […]1998, U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents, Volume 1211, Issue 3
    • A non-limiting example could have a sheath comprised from any fiber forming thermoplastic suitable for use under papermakering dryer conditions (hydrolysis stabilized PET), and a core comprised from a fiber forming thermoplastic (PET) Which has been modified to include 40 volume percent or more of...1999, Bowen, Jr., United States Patent 6,007,911

Origin of papermakering

From papermaker + -ing.

Questions about papermakering

What does papermakering mean?
Papermakering means the business or activity of a papermaker.
What part of speech is papermakering?
Papermakering is a noun.

Words near papermakering in the dictionary

  1. paperless offices
  2. paperlessly
  3. paperlessness
  4. paperlike
  5. papermaker
  6. papermakering
  7. papermakers
  8. papermaking
  9. papermakings
  10. paperman
  11. Papermaster

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