pulp Definition
pulp (pulp)
noun
- a soft, moist, formless mass that sticks together
- the soft, juicy part of a fruit
- the pith inside the stem of a plant
- the soft, sensitive tissue in the center of a tooth, including blood vessels, nerves, etc.
- a mixture of ground-up, moistened cellulose material, as wood, linen, rags, etc., from which paper is made
- ore ground to a powder and mixed with water
- ☆ a magazine printed on rough, inferior paper stock made from wood pulp, usually containing sensational stories of love, crime, etc.
Etymology: Fr pulpe < L pulpa, flesh, pulp of fruit
adjective
☆ of or characteristic of pulp magazines
transitive verb
- to reduce to pulp
- to remove the pulp from
intransitive verb
to become pulp
pulp Related Forms
pulp′al adjective
pulp Synonyms
pulp
n.
pulp Usage Examples
Converse of object
- bleach: Making one ton of bleached chemical pulp requires 120,000 or more liters of water.
- dry: Skin irritation has also been noted following contact with fresh plant material and dried fruit pulp.
Adjective modifier
- virgin: Ayr also exports virgin log pulp to Finland, with regular shipment sizes in excess of 3,000 tons.
- citrus: The diet is further supplemented with citrus pulp or beef pulp to maintain milk quality.
- bloody: His skull had been smashed by repeated blows from a heavy object, his head reduced to a bloody pulp.
- dental: The dental pulp extends inside a fine canal up to the tip of the root.
- mechanical: FREE SHEET Uncoated paper free of mechanical wood pulp.
- wet: Makes a fine drying support, the material has a slick surface which prevents sticking, especially useful when using wet pulp.
Modifies a noun
- fiction: You will have to imagine scenes from pulp fiction or ' adult ' comics.
- mill: Not bad for a company born out of a wood pulp mill in the 19th century.
- cavity: A deep pulp cavity in the upper third of the tusk restricts the working of the ivory around the hollow cavity to shallow carving.
- vitality: Crown fractures were identified as significant risk factors for pulp vitality.
- detective: This novel is essentially a ripping yarn yet it somehow stands apart from typical pulp detective writing.
- chamber: After entering the pulp chamber, an option is to continue preparation without water spray.
Noun used with modifier
- beet: Feed succulent food, eg soaked sugar beet pulp, to encourage water intake.
- wood: All of the wood pulp used to make virgin fiber office paper in the UK is imported.
- apple: Extract the juice - the apple pulp has to be pressed to extract the juice.
- sugar: Feed succulent food, eg soaked sugar beet pulp, to encourage water intake.
- tomato: Meanwhile, make the sauce: Combine reserved tomato pulp with tomato sauce.
- fruit: Cheese ( n ) parcels of fruit pulp to be pressed are built up into a stack called a cheese.

