a sheet of paper that does not contain groundwood
Woodfree, groundwood-free. 1) Paper free of mechanical wood pulp (API). 2) Paper containing no rare than 10% mechanical wood pulp (common usage).
Paper that is free of mechanical wood pulp, which is true of virtually all fine printing papers. French fold The sheet is folded in half horizontally from top to bottom and then folded again vertically from left to right. Lighter weight greeting cards are often French folded.
Paper made from purified wood pulp, containing no groundwood or unbleached pulp. Synonym: wood-free.
Paper made from pulp created in a Kraft process that has removed the lignin from the pulp. Freesheet paper has more longevity than groundwood paper which still contains lignin (such as newspapers).
Paper that contains no more than 10% mechanical wood pulp. Most freesheet papers are "free" of mechanical (groundwood) pulp. See also pulping wood, uncoated freesheet, and uncoated paper.
