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pulpiness
pulp P0655200 (pŭlp)n.1. A soft moist shapeless mass of matter.2. a. The soft moist part of fruit.b. Plant matter remaining after a process, such as the extraction of juice by pressure, has been completed: apple pulp.3. The soft pith forming the contents of the stem of a plant.4. A mixture of cellulose material, such as wood, paper, and rags, ground up and moistened to make paper.5. The soft tissue forming the inner structure of a tooth and containing nerves and blood vessels.6. A mixture of crushed ore and water.7. a. A publication, such as a magazine or book, containing lurid subject matter: "The pulps took the mystery story out of the parlors ... and onto the 'mean streets'" (Tony Hillerman).b. Lurid or sensational writing or subject matter: made a good living writing pulp.v. pulped, pulp·ing, pulps v.tr.1. To reduce to pulp.2. To remove the pulp from (coffee berries).v.intr. To be reduced to a pulpy consistency. [Middle English, from Latin pulpa, fleshy parts of the body, fruit pulp.] pulp′i·ness n.pulp′ous (pŭl′pəs), pulp′y adj.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | pulpiness - a mushy pulpy softnessmushinesssoftness - the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded |
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