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pulp
[ puhlp ]
noun
- the soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit.
- the pith of the stem of a plant.
- a soft or fleshy part of an animal body.
- Also called dental pulp. the inner substance of the tooth, containing arteries, veins, and lymphatic and nerve tissue that communicate with their respective vascular, lymph, and nerve systems.
- any soft, moist, slightly cohering mass, as that into which linen, wood, etc., are converted in the making of paper.
- a magazine or book printed on rough, low-quality paper made of wood pulp or rags, and usually containing sensational and lurid stories, articles, etc. Compare slick ( def 9 ).
- Mining.
- ore pulverized and mixed with water.
- dry crushed ore.
verb (used with object)
- to reduce to pulp.
- to reduce (printed papers, books, etc.) to pulp for use in making new paper.
- to remove the pulp from.
verb (used without object)
- to become reduced to pulp.
pulp
/ pʌlp /
noun
- soft or fleshy plant tissue, such as the succulent part of a fleshy fruit
- a moist mixture of cellulose fibres, as obtained from wood, from which paper is made
- a magazine or book containing trite or sensational material, and usually printed on cheap rough paper
- ( as modifier )
a pulp novel
- dentistry the soft innermost part of a tooth, containing nerves and blood vessels
- any soft soggy mass or substance
- mining pulverized ore, esp when mixed with water
verb
- to reduce (a material or solid substance) to pulp or (of a material or solid substance) to be reduced to pulp
- tr to remove the pulp from (fruit)
pulp
/ pŭlp /
- The soft tissue forming the inner structure of a tooth and containing nerves and blood vessels.
- The soft moist part of a fruit, especially a drupe or pome.
- The soft pith forming the contents of the stem of a plant.
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Derived Forms
- ˈpulper, noun
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Other Words From
- pulper noun
- pulpless adjective
- pulplike adjective
- de·pulp verb (used with object)
- un·pulped adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pulp1
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Example Sentences
It has bits of cellulose from wood pulp, plus bits of palladium, a metal.
The fruits of this eastern tree have 127 calories and a full day’s vitamin C per cup of pulp.
Not only will the walnut hull pulp dye your skin an odd color, but some people develop painful skin irritation from contact.
Strain to remove pear pulp, then pour over ice and garnish with the cinnamon stick.
My stepfather was a millwright at the local paper pulp mill.
Then, he singled out Pulp Fiction and Trainspotting as “glorifying” drug use.
The scene between getaway cab driver Esmeralda Villalobos (Angela Jones) and Butch is one of the oddest in Pulp Fiction.
After watching that scene, you could hardly call the use of heroin in Pulp Fiction romanticized or glamorous.
And that time, his face was pummeled to a pulp by the Governor.
His voice would morph from a melodic baritone to a deep, guttural snarl, grinding notes to a pulp.
Every drop of his brave spirit had been squeezed out of him, and he stood the mere pulp and rind of his former self.
He was soon very quick in separating the fibres from the pulp and spreading them out to dry before packing.
This pulp is treated with water in an ordinary paper machine, and worked just like paper pulp.
The application is made in a paper machine, the pulp being allowed to flow over the cardboard.
There has been a great wave of public indignation against some paper-backed or "pulp" printed matter.
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