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pulp: see paper paper, thin, flat sheet or tissue made usually from plant fiber but also from rags and other fibrous materials. It is used principally for printing and writing on but has many other applications.
..... Click the link for more information. . pulp 1. soft or fleshy plant tissue, such as the succulent part of a fleshy fruit 2. Dentistry the soft innermost part of a tooth, containing nerves and blood vessels pulp [pəlp] (anatomy) A mass of soft spongy tissue in the interior of an organ. (botany) The soft succulent portion of a fruit. (engineering) (materials) The cellulosic material produced by reducing wood mechanically or chemically and used in making paper and cellulose products. Also known as wood pulp. Pulp a mixture of a finely ground (smaller than 1–0.5 mm) useful mineral and water. It is formed during such processes as the grinding of useful minerals before concentration, hydraulic mining, and hydraulic transport. The density of pulp (the weight ratio between solid and liquid phases) and the number of particle-size fractions present determine the viscosity, which increases with an increase in density and in the number of particle-size fractions (in micron dimensions). The two factors also determine the sedimentation rate, which decreases with an increase in pulp density and with an increase in the fine particles present. Pulp the principal mass of the spleen. A distinction is made between red pulp, which consists of reticular tissue whose loops contain mostly red blood cells, and white pulp, which consists of reticular tissue with lymphoid cells. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Rhys Jones' killer remains at large but let's smash to a pulp the car of someone who forgot to put an envelope in the post. |
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