1. the process of reducing organic matter to a soft, wet mass
2. the industrial process of converting wood or other fibrous materials into pulp for papermaking
Usage: technical

1. present participle of pulp: reducing to a soft, wet mass

Examples

• The pulping of wood chips is the first step in paper production.
• The machine was pulping the fruit into juice.
• Pulping old newspapers helps create recycled paper.
• The factory specializes in the pulping of bamboo fibers.
• They are pulping the oranges to extract the juice.
• The pulping process removes lignin from wood fibers.