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slime

  [slahym] noun, verb, slimed, slim⋅ing.
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–noun
1. thin, glutinous mud.
2. any ropy or viscous liquid matter, esp. of a foul kind.
3. a viscous secretion of animal or vegetable origin.
4. Also called slime⋅ball [slahym-bawl] . Slang. a repulsive or despicable person.
–verb (used with object)
5. to cover or smear with or as if with slime.
6. to remove slime from, as fish for canning.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME slyme, OE slīm; c. D slijm, G Schleim, ON slīm
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slime   (slīm)   
n.  
  1. A thick sticky slippery substance.
  2. Biology A mucous substance secreted by certain animals, such as catfishes and slugs.
  3. Soft moist earth; mud.
  4. A slurry containing very fine particulate matter.
  5. Vile or disgusting matter.
  6. Slang A despicable or repulsive person.
tr.v.   slimed, slim·ing, slimes
  1. To smear with slime.
  2. To remove slime from (fish to be canned, for example).

[Middle English, from Old English slīm; see lei- in Indo-European roots.]
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Slime

Slime\, n. [OE. slim, AS. sl[=i]m; akin to D. slijm, G. schleim, MHG. sl[=i]men to make smooth, Icel. sl[=i]m slime, Dan. sliim; cf. L. limare to file, polish, levis smooth, Gr. ???; or cf. L. limus mud.]

1. Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud.

As it [Nilus] ebbs, the seedsman Upon the slime and ooze scatters his grain. --Shak.

2. Any mucilaginous substance; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive.

3. (Script.) Bitumen. [Archaic]

Slime had they for mortar. --Gen. xi. 3.

4. pl. (Mining) Mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing. --Pryce.

5. (Physiol.) A mucuslike substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals. --Goldsmith.

Slime eel. (Zo["o]l.) See 1st Hag, 4.

Slime pit, a pit for the collection of slime or bitumen.

Slime

Slime\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slimed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sliming.] To smear with slime. --Tennyson.
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Language Translation for : Slime
Spanish: cieno, fango,
German: der Schleim, der Schlamm,
Japanese: どろどろしたもの
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slime 
O.E. slim "slime," from P.Gmc. *slimaz (cf. O.N. slim, O.Fris. slym, Du. slijm, Ger. Schleim "slime"), probably related to O.E. lim "sticky substance," from PIE base *(s)lei- "slime, slimy, sticky, slippery" (cf. Rus. slimak "snail;" O.C.S. slina "spittle;" O.Ir. sligim "to smear;" Welsh llyfn "smooth;" Gk. leimax "snail," limne "marsh, pool, lake;" L. limus "slime, mud, mire," linere "to daub, besmear, rub out, erase;" see lime (1)). The verb meaning "to cover with slime" is recorded from 1628. The figurative sense of slimy as "morally repulsive" is first attested 1575.
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slime   (slīm)  Pronunciation Key 
A slippery or sticky mucous substance secreted by certain animals, such as slugs or snails.
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(Gen. 11:3; LXX., "asphalt;" R.V. marg., "bitumen"). The vale of Siddim was full of slime pits (14:10). Jochebed daubed the "ark of bulrushes" with slime (Ex. 2:3). (See PITCH.)

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slime

viscous fluid that moistens, lubricates, and protects many of the passages of the digestive and respiratory tracts in the body. Mucus is composed of water, epithelial (surface) cells, dead leukocytes, mucin, and inorganic salts. Mucus is produced by mucous cells, which are frequently clustered into small glands located on the mucous membrane that lines virtually the entire digestive tract. Large numbers of mucous cells occur in the mouth, where mucus is used both to moisten food and to keep the oral membranes moist while they are in direct contact with the air. Mucus in the nose helps to trap dust, bacteria, and other small inhaled particles. The stomach also has large numbers of mucous cells. Gastric mucus forms a layer about one millimetre thick that lines the stomach, protecting the organ from highly acidic gastric juice and preventing the juice from digesting the stomach itself.

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