pulp

• اسم يشير إلى كتلة لينة رطبة أو عديمة الشكل، أو الجزء اللين الصالح للأكل من الفاكهة، أو خليط ألياف السليلوز المستخدم في صناعة الورق، أو مجلة رخيصة منخفضة الجودة، أو النسيج الداخلي اللين للسن.

A noun referring to a soft, moist, or shapeless mass; the soft edible part of a fruit; a mixture of cellulose fibers used in papermaking; a cheap, low-quality magazine; or the soft inner tissue of a tooth.

1. Soft or soggy massB1formal

   Any soft, wet, shapeless mass of material.

   كتلة لينة رطبة

   • The heavy rain turned the cardboard into a wet pulp.
   • The vegetables were boiled down to a soft pulp.
   • The paper was reduced to a soggy pulp after the flood.

   المرادفاتgoomashmushpappastepureeslopsludgeslurry

2. Fruit fleshA2formalculinary

   The soft, moist part of a fruit, often containing seeds.

   لُبّ الفاكهة

   • Scoop out the pulp from the orange to make juice.
   • The mango pulp is sweet and juicy.
   • She removed the seeds from the pulp of the pumpkin.

   المرادفاتfleshmeat

3. Cellulose fiber mixtureB2formaltechnical

   A mixture of cellulose fibers and water used in papermaking.

   لب الخشب

   • The wood chips are ground into pulp for paper production.
   • Recycled paper is broken down into pulp to make new sheets.
   • The factory processes raw pulp into high-quality paper.

   المرادفاتstock

4. Cheap magazineB2informalart

   An inexpensive magazine or book printed on low-quality paper, often featuring sensational stories.

   مجلة مثيرة رخيصة

   • He used to read pulp magazines about crime and adventure.
   • The old pulp novels were sold for a dime each.
   • Pulp fiction was popular in the early 20th century.

   المرادفاتdime novelpenny dreadfulpulp magazine

5. Tooth interiorB2formalmedical

   The soft, living tissue inside a tooth, containing nerves and blood vessels.

   لب السن

   • The dentist had to remove the infected pulp from the tooth.
   • A deep cavity can expose the pulp, causing severe pain.
   • Root canal treatment involves cleaning out the damaged pulp.

• فعل يعني سحق شيء ما أو تحويله إلى كتلة لينة رطبة عديمة الشكل، أو إزالة اللب من شيء ما.

A verb meaning to crush or grind something into a soft, wet, shapeless mass, or to remove the pulp from something.

1. Remove pulp from fruitB1formal

   To extract or remove the soft, fleshy part of a fruit or vegetable.

   إزالة اللب

   • She pulped the oranges to make fresh juice.
   • The machine is designed to pulp apples for cider.
   • He carefully pulped the mangoes for the dessert.

2. Reduce to a soft massB1formal

   To crush or grind something into a soft, wet, shapeless mass.

   تحويل إلى كتلة لينة

   • The paper mill pulps wood chips to make paper.
   • The blender pulped the vegetables into a smooth puree.
   • The old books were pulped for recycling.

   المرادفاتcrushgrindmaceratemashpoundpureesquash