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pulp

pulp

26 3.9
A soft wet mass of crushed material often used to make paper
  • noun
  • /pʌlp/
translation icon : pulpa
  • The chef mixed the overripe bananas into a smooth pulp before adding them to the batter for the bread.
  • paper pulp
  • a pulp mill
  • pulp and paper industry

But most food is ground to a pulp in elite culture, so that in a way, is the theory.

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Examples

  • Another goal was to evaluate the performance and use of paper pulp as a composting bulking agent.

    Academic text (1997)

  • As late as 1995, pulp manufacturers paid $45 per cubic meter for wood.

    Academic text (1996)

  • None of your modern wood pulp.

    The Ninth Gate (1999)

  • Heard they shut the pulp mill down.

    Limbo (1999)

  • There is, however, still scope for improved control in some industries, such as pulp and paper.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The heating costs in this small region have been dramatically affected by pulp and paper prices in Sweden.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Particular attention will be given to the pulp-and-paper industry, which has special significance in the region.

    Academic text (1993)

  • For example, most modern, large-scale pulp mills must operate year-round for economic reasons.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Use of corrugated paper pulp residuals did help reduce the strength, duration, and severity of odors.

    Academic text (1997)

  • "The black stuff is the rotted pulp of a gourd," he confided, leaning closer and lowering his voice.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

mush
vspulp
  • US
18 3.6

A soft thick porridge made from cornmeal

is a more general term for any soft wet shapeless material

Idioms

to beat to a pulp
  • Offensive
15 7.6

Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt or win against them very clearly

to a pulp
  • NSFW
15 7.5

Completely crushed or badly damaged by force

Compounds

wood pulp
  • Specialized
3 3.0

Soft, wet material made from wood used to make paper

pulp magazine
  • Archaic
2 7.7

A cheap printed magazine on rough paper with colorful covers and exciting stories

pulp cavity
  • Specialized
7.5

A hollow inside a tooth that holds nerves and blood vessels

potato pulp
  • Specialized
4.2

Leftover potato material after removing starch that farmers feed to animals

How Wet

slurry
  • Specialized
9 7.7
pulp
26 3.9
mush
  • US
18 3.6
mash
36 4.3

Surface Forms

pulp singular
pulps plural

Etymology

The word pulp comes from the Latin pulpa, 'soft flesh'. Today pulp means a soft, wet mass of material, so the name is simply the idea of 'soft flesh'.