Pulp

  • 31pulp — 1 noun (U) 1 a very soft substance that is almost liquid: boil/cook sth to a pulp: First, boil the vegetables to a pulp. 2 the soft inside part of a fruit or vegetable: Halve the melon and scoop out the seeds and pulp. 3 wood or other substances… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32pulp — n. 1) a soft mass of tissue (for example, of the spleen, in which there is both red pulp and white pulp). 2) the mass of connective tissue in the pulp cavity, at the centre of a tooth. It is surrounded by dentine except where it communicates with …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 33pulp — I UK [pʌlp] / US noun 1) [uncountable] the inside of a fruit or vegetable Remove the tomato seeds and pulp. 2) [singular/uncountable] a thick soft substance made by crushing or cooking something until it is almost liquid My aunt always cooks… …

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  • 34pulp — pulp1 [ pʌlp ] noun 1. ) uncount the inside of a fruit or vegetable: FLESH: Remove the tomato seeds and pulp. 2. ) singular or uncount a thick soft substance made by crushing or cooking something until it is almost liquid: My aunt always cooks… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 35pulp — /pʌlp / (say pulp) noun 1. the succulent part of a fruit. 2. the pith of the stem of a plant. 3. a soft or fleshy part of an animal body. 4. the inner substance of the tooth containing arteries, veins, and lymphatic and nerve tissue which… …

  • 36pulp — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pulpe, from Latin pulpa flesh, pulp Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) the soft, succulent part of a fruit usually composed of mesocarp (2) stem pith when soft and spongy b. a soft mass of vegetable matter (as of… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 37pulp — мякоть плода fruit pulp плодовая мякоть dental pulp мякоть зуба; пульпа coffee pulp плодовая мякоть плода кофе cacao pod pulp плодовая мякоть плода какао mucilaginous fruit pulp слизистая плодовая мякоть …

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  • 38pulp — 1. noun 1) he kneaded it into a pulp Syn: mush, mash, paste, purée, pomace, pap, slop, slush, mulch; informal gloop, goo, glop 2) the sweet pulp on cocoa seeds Syn: fles …

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  • 39pulp — n. & v. n. 1 the soft fleshy part of fruit etc. 2 any soft thick wet mass. 3 a soft shapeless mass derived from rags, wood, etc., used in paper making. 4 (often attrib.) poor quality (often sensational) writing orig. printed on rough paper (pulp… …

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  • 40pulp — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Pulp is used before these nouns: ↑mill Pulp is used after these nouns: ↑paper, ↑wood {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Pulp is used with these nouns: ↑fiction, ↑magazine, ↑novel …

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