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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

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Example Sentences

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pulping

"The pulping and the storage of the pulp."

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2024

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

In practice, Mr Mulomba uses a simple smartphone app to scan QR codes that give him information about a particular bag of coffee, such as the weight and pulping data.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2022

Manager's salary $1,200 00 Labor, 9 Japanese 1,620 00 Picking, pulping and drying 75,000 lbs. of coffee from 50 acres, and 25,000 lbs. from 25 acres, 100,000 lbs. at 4 cents 4,000 00 Hulling, polishing and grading 100,000 lbs. at 1 cent 1,000 00 Sundries: bags, freight, etc.

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

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