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• present participle of pulp.

pulping

American  

[puhl-ping] / ˈpʌl pɪŋ /

noun

1. the process of making pulp, especially from wood, for use in the manufacture of paper, cardboard, etc.

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adjective

1. of or involved in the making of pulp.

   pulping facilities.

Etymology

Origin of pulping

First recorded in 1655–65; pulp + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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pulping

We created a durable bio-based foam using lignin, a byproduct of the paper pulping industry, and a vegetable oil-based curing agent that introduces flexibility and toughness to the final material.

From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2023

All are “vertically integrated” — they have harvesting and pulping capabilities as well as box-making plants and distribution networks — and most have grown, like predatory aquarium fish, by devouring their smaller peers.

From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2022

Healthcare providers should be “shredding, burning, pulping, or pulverizing” paper patient health records, the agency says in an FAQ.

From The Verge ● Aug. 30, 2022

Books like that, victims of their own success, are still destined for pulping and recycling into cardboard, which can at least be used to package up another second-hand book.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2018

Manager's salary $1,200 00 Labor, 9 Japanese 1,620 00 Picking, pulping and drying 60,000 lbs. coffee from 50 acres and 25,000 lbs. from 25 acres, at 4 cents 3,400 00 Hulling, polishing and grading 85,000 lbs. at 1 cent per lb.

From The Hawaiian Islands Their Resources, Agricultural, Commercial and Financial by Hawaii. Dept. of Foreign Affairs