slurries

[slur-ee]

slur·ry

[slur-ee] noun, plural slur·ries, verb, slur·ried, slur·ry·ing, adjective
noun
1.
a thin mixture of an insoluble substance, as cement, clay, or coal, with a liquid, as water or oil.
2.
Ceramics. a thin slip.
verb (used with object)
3.
to prepare a suspension of (a solid in a liquid).

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Slurries is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
adjective
4.
of or pertaining to such a suspension.

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