pulp
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter: A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
- A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter: A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose).
- A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter: A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation.
- A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter: The soft center of a fruit.
- A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter: The soft center of a tooth.
- A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter: The underside of a human fingertip; a finger pad.
- A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter: The very soft tissue in the spleen.
- A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper.
Verb
- To make or be made into pulp.
- To beat to a pulp.
- To deprive of pulp; to separate the pulp from.
Adjective
- Of or pertaining to pulp magazines; in the style of a pulp magazine or the material printed within such a publication.
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