slurry

[ slur-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural slur·ries.

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

, slur·ried, slur·ry·ing.

slurry

/ ˈslʌrɪ /

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

Origin of slurry¹

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

Origin of slurry¹

C15 slory; see slur

Indeed, there are whole generations who only know him in his slurry buccaneer phase from Pirates of the Caribbean.

Volcanoes spewed lava and ash, ocean floors were thrust upward, sand and rock and shale settled into slurry.

Slurry, slur′i, n. any one of several semi-fluid mixtures, esp.

These streams fill the channel with a slurry of mud and commonly transport considerable quantities of sediment for a day or two.

Fresh slurry is run on to the drying floors, and the kiln is started.

At the upper end the raw material is fed in either as a dry powder or as a slurry; at the lower end is a powerful burner.

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