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pulp (pulp)

noun

  1. a soft, moist, formless mass that sticks together
  2. the soft, juicy part of a fruit
  3. the pith inside the stem of a plant
  4. the soft, sensitive tissue in the center of a tooth, including blood vessels, nerves, etc.
  5. a mixture of ground-up, moistened cellulose material, as wood, linen, rags, etc., from which paper is made
  6. ore ground to a powder and mixed with water
  7. ☆ 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

  1. to reduce to pulp
  2. to remove the pulp from

intransitive verb

to become pulp

pulp Related Forms

pulpal adjective

pulp Synonyms

pulp

n.

  1. Fleshy fruit

    flesh, marrow, sarcocarp, pith, pap, mash, sponge, paste, pomace, dough, batter, curd, grume, jam, poultice; see also flesh 2.

  2. A ground mixture

    mash, paste, wood pulp, paste.

  3. Sensational writing

    tabloid, yellow journalism, romance, thriller, pornography, soft porn*.

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.

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