Definitions for PULP
pʌlppulp

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pulp, mushnoun

   any soft or soggy mass

   "he pounded it to a pulp"

2. pulp, fleshnoun

   a soft moist part of a fruit

3. pulpnoun

   a mixture of cellulose fibers

4. pulp, pulp magazinenoun

   an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper

5. pulpverb

   the soft inner part of a tooth

6. pulpverb

   remove the pulp from, as from a fruit

7. pulpverb

   reduce to pulp

   "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pulpnoun

   A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.

2. pulpnoun

   A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and being characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper.

3. pulpnoun

   The soft center of a fruit

4. pulpnoun

   The soft center of a tooth

5. pulpnoun

   A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.

6. pulpnoun

   Mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose).

7. pulpverb

   To make, or be made into pulp

8. pulpverb

   To beat to a pulp.

9. Etymology: From pulpa.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PULPnoun

   Etymology: pulpa, Lat. pulpe, Fr.

   1. Any soft mass.

   The jaw bones have no marrow severed, but a little pulp of marrow diffused. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   2. The soft part of fruit; the part of fruit distinct from the seeds and rind.

   The savoury pulp they chew, and in the rind,
   Still as they thirsted, scoop the brimming stream. John Milton.

   Besides this use of the pulp or pericarpium for the guard of the seed, it serves also by a secondary intention for the sustenance of man and other animals. John Ray.

   The grub
   Oft unobserv’d invades the vital core,
   Pernicious tenant, and her secret cave
   Enlarges hourly, preying on the pulp
   Ceaseless. Philips.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pulp

   Pulp refers to a soft, moist, or wet substance typically made by crushing or grinding a material into a mushy consistency. In the papermaking industry, pulp refers to a mixture of water and cellulose fibers derived from wood, rags, or other materials. It's also used to describe the fleshy, moist part of fruits. Furthermore, pulp may refer to a genre of novels typically characterized by their low quality or overly-dramatic content.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Pulpnoun

   a moist, slightly cohering mass, consisting of soft, undissolved animal or vegetable matter

2. Pulpnoun

   a tissue or part resembling pulp; especially, the soft, highly vascular and sensitive tissue which fills the central cavity, called the pulp cavity, of teeth

3. Pulpnoun

   the soft, succulent part of fruit; as, the pulp of a grape

4. Pulpnoun

   the exterior part of a coffee berry

5. Pulpnoun

   the material of which paper is made when ground up and suspended in water

6. Pulpverb

   to reduce to pulp

7. Pulpverb

   to deprive of the pulp, or integument

8. Etymology: [L. pulpa flesh, pith, pulp of fruit: cf. F. pulpe.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pulp

   Pulp is a lignocellulosic fibrous material prepared by chemically or mechanically separating cellulose fibres from wood, fibre crops or waste paper. Wood provides about 90 % of the basis for pulp production, while about 10 % originates from annual plants. Pulp is one of the most abundant raw materials world wide. It is most commonly used as raw material in papermaking, but is also used for in textiles, food, pharmaceutical and many other industries as well.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pulp

   pulp, n. the soft fleshy part of bodies, e.g. of teeth: marrow: the soft part of plants, esp. of fruits: any soft mass: the soft mass obtained from the breaking and grinding of rags, &c., before it is hardened into paper.—v.t. to reduce to pulp: to deprive of pulp: to separate the pulp.—v.i. to become ripe or juicy, like the pulp of fruit.—ns. Pulp′-en′gine, a machine for converting rags, &c., into pulp; Pulp′ifier, an apparatus for reducing fresh meat to a jelly-like pulp, to aid digestion.—v.t. Pulp′ify, to make into pulp. [Fr. pulpe—L. pulpa, flesh without bones.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pulp

   A form of tissue in a tooth.

   The pulp of the tooth is important to ensure our teeth are within our gums.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 22, 2020  

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Matched Categories

1. • Cellulose
   • Magazine
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   • Mass
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Anagrams for PULP »

1. plup

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PULP in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PULP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of PULP in a Sentence

1. Ursula K. Le Guin:

   The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.

2. Pamela Robey:

   There are studies with dental pulp cells being used to treat neurological disorders and problems in the eye and other things.

3. Kevin Garcia:

   If you look at the whole process of how paper is traditionally made, it involves chopping trees, adding chemicals and bleach to make pulp, using lots of water and then squeezing, drying and flattening it into sheets of paper, it's labor intensive, contributes to high carbon emission deforestation.

4. Bart Williams:

   This group chose to recklessly, greedily, and intentionally disregard the agreement that Quentin Tarantino signed instead of following the clear legal and ethical approach of simply communicating with Miramax about Quentin Tarantino proposed ideas, this one-off effort devalues the NFT rights to Pulp Fiction, which Miramax intends to maximize through a strategic, comprehensive approach.

5. Chief Executive Magnus Groth:

   The enhancement of the organisation and the investment in increased pulp production will secure the long-term competitiveness of the businesses.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PULP
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pulp
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PULP
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PULP
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PULP
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PULP