Phrase guide

black liquor

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A waste product produced during the digestion of pulpwood into paper pulp.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Broader terms: cooking liquor

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑液 (hēiyè) — a waste product in pulp and paper industry
  • Finnish: mustalipeä — a waste product in pulp and paper industry
  • French: liqueur noire — a waste product in pulp and paper industry
  • German: Schwarzlauge — a waste product in pulp and paper industry
  • Icelandic: svartlútur — a waste product in pulp and paper industry
  • Japanese: 黒液 (kokueki) — a waste product in pulp and paper industry
  • Persian: لیکور سیاه (likor-e siyâh) — a waste product in pulp and paper industry
  • Portuguese: licor negro — a waste product in pulp and paper industry
  • Portuguese: lixívia negra — a waste product in pulp and paper industry
  • Russian: щёлок чёрный (ščólok čórnyj) — a waste product in pulp and paper industry
  • Spanish: licor negro — a waste product in pulp and paper industry
  • Swedish: svartlut — a waste product in pulp and paper industry