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   pulp

   /pəlp/

   noun

   • 1. a soft, wet, shapeless mass of material: "boiling with soda will reduce your peas to pulp" Similar mashmushpureecreampressépapsloppasteslushmulchswillslurrysemiliquidsemifluidmessbaby foodinformal:gloopgoogookgloptechnical:trituraterare:pomace
   • ▪ the soft fleshy part of a fruit. Similar fleshsoft partfleshy partmarrowmeat
   • ▪ a soft wet mass of fibers derived from rags or wood, used in papermaking.
   • ▪ vascular tissue filling the interior cavity and root canals of a tooth.
   • ▪ pulverized ore mixed with water.
   • 2. popular or sensational writing that is generally regarded as being of poor quality: "the story is a mix of pulp fiction and Greek tragedy"

   verb

   • 1. crush into a soft, shapeless mass: "bales of waste paper were chopped, shredded, and pulped"
   • ▪ withdraw (a publication) from the market and recycle the paper: "the publisher had the right to pulp all unsold copies"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the soft fleshy part of fruit): from Latin pulpa. The verb dates from the mid 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pulper noun

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