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wirewater

wirewater noun: the water used to wash the forming mesh conveyor belt (known as a wire).

Noun

wirewater (usually uncountable, plural wirewaters)

  1. (rare, usually) The water used to wash the forming mesh conveyor belt (known as a wire).
    • Collecting the wirewaters (water that washes the forming wire) into a separate line for delivery to the treatment plant or to the whitewater tank as needed for makeup water.1976, Frederick R. Bliss, Papermill wastewater treatment by microstraining, page 42
    • Wherever possible, stocks tested were slush pulps (hardwood, softwood, recycled fibre and broke) before and after blending (ex concentrators, blend chest and machine chest), after chemical addition (filler, size, retention aid), thin stock(s) and wirewater(s).1994, Journal of the Technical Association of the Australian and New Zealand Pulp and Paper Industry, volume 47

Forms of wirewater

pluralwirewaters
alternative formwire water

Origin of wirewater

From wire + water.

Questions about wirewater

What does wirewater mean?
Wirewater means the water used to wash the forming mesh conveyor belt (known as a wire).
What part of speech is wirewater?
Wirewater is a noun.
What is the plural of wirewater?
The plural of wirewater is wirewaters.

Words near wirewater in the dictionary

  1. wiretappings
  2. wiretaps
  3. wirewalker
  4. wirewalkers
  5. wirewalking
  6. wirewater
  7. wirewaters
  8. wireway
  9. wireways
  10. wireweed
  11. wirework

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