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pulp

[puhlp] / pʌlp /
ADJECTIVE
cheap, vulgar, especially regarding reading material
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VERB
mash, pulverize
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STRONG
open uncompress


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The company has produced a meat substitute called Jiro Meat based on okara, a soy pulp typically discarded after making tofu and soymilk.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Microscopic imaging allowed the team to examine changes inside mango pulp cells over time.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

We are also sending new products to Japan, to Korea that highlight our variety and diversity of agricultural products—including some transformed with added value, such as processed pulp and cacao derivatives.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Sulfuric acid is used to produce phosphate fertilizers, leach copper and other metals from rock, pulp wood, pickle steel, tan leather and vulcanize rubber.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

He poured cool water from his thermos over the hot pulp of his palms and set to work picking out shreds of tire rubber.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker




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