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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 shift from 30% pulp recovery in wild varieties to 70% recovery in hybrids like Arka Sahan has effectively doubled the usable harvest for farmers without needing more land," Sakthivel says.

From BBC • May 25, 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

Mr. Burson glanced up from his stool behind the counter, where he was reading some pulp sci-fi novel from the 1960s, absentmindedly petting yet another cat.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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