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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.
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
/ ʌ /
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
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.
pulp
The soft tissue, containing blood vessels and nerves, that makes up the interior of the tooth.
Other Word Forms
- pulper noun
- pulpless adjective
- pulplike adjective
- depulp verb (used with object)
- unpulped adjective
- ˈܱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of pulp1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pulp1
Example Sentences
A slow-cooked spread made from tomato pulp and sugar, spiced with ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and brightened with lemon juice.
Reality TV is a young form of entertainment compared to film and pulp literature, each of which shows correlating phenomena in history.
Even back then, its writers didn’t have to consult dead tree pulp to recognize the ways the right-wing media has warped so many people’s views to a degree that the morally indefensible is acceptable.
Otherwise, these interconnected plots are rousing pulp fictions — the Quentin Tarantino film is an obvious inspiration.
Anyone who likes this kind of pulp knows these avenging angel characters are more or less the same: intense, taciturn, minimalist.
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