slurry

American

[slur-ee] / ˈslɜr i /

noun

plural

slurries

a thin mixture of an insoluble substance, as cement, clay, or coal, with a liquid, as water or oil.
Ceramics. a thin slip.

verb (used with object)

slurried, slurrying

to prepare a suspension of (a solid in a liquid).

adjective

of or relating to such a suspension.

slurry British

/ ˈslʌrɪ /

noun

a suspension of solid particles in a liquid, as in a mixture of cement, clay, coal dust, manure, meat, etc with water

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Etymology

Origin of slurry

1400–50; late Middle English slory; perhaps akin to slur

Example Sentences

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He is managing a 400,000 gallon slurry storage tank under the shed where most of his 250-strong herd have spent the winter.

From BBC

One by one, the children were collected and while her pupils had escaped the devastation of the slurry, some of their families had not been so fortunate.

From BBC

In testing, adjustments to slurry mixing and drying steps reduced the internal ionic resistance of experimental electrodes by as much as 40% -- a major barrier to fast charging.

From Science Daily

What had been a brown river a few minutes before had changed to a thick slurry of debris.

From Literature

CMP is a critical process using chemical slurries and mechanical polishing to create perfectly flat, smooth wafer surfaces.

From The Wall Street Journal

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