pulping

[puhl-ping]

noun

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

adjective

1. of or involved in the making of pulp.

   pulping facilities.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pulping¹

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

Example Sentences

In a lab in a renovated warehouse on the banks of a churning, brown river in Belém, Brazil, machines are pulping candidates for the next global "superfood".

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"The pulping and the storage of the pulp."

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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.

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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.

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

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