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slur·ry
/
ˈslɜr
i
/
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[
slur
-ee
]
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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).
adjective
4.
of or pertaining to such a suspension.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
slory;
perhaps akin to
slur
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slurry
(ˈslʌrɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-ries
a suspension of solid particles in a liquid, as in a mixture of cement, clay, coal dust, manure, meat, etc with water
[C15
slory;
see
slur
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
slurry
c.1440, "mud, slime," probably related to M.E. sloor "thin or fluid mud" (see
slur
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
They promised to sift nuggets of truth from the
slurry
of received wisdom and
wishful thinking that characterises much aid-talk.
Streets are selected for resurfacing or
slurry
sealing through a variety of
methods.
When manure is stored as liquid or
slurry
in ponds or tanks, it releases
methane.
The other byproduct of the digestive process was a
slurry
which was grade-A
fertilizer.
The
slurry
would be injected into the jet, carrying the particles away in the ascending heated air.
In conventional lithium-ion-battery manufacturing, electrode materials are applied in the form of
slurry
to metal foils.
Then it harvests and washes the coal, generating coal
slurry
.
Flavors, created whenever possible with natural juice concentrates or fruit purees, are then blended into the
slurry
.
The rumbling of a building-sized
slurry
machine soon filled the air.
Yes, we're all aware of mining accidents and
slurry
spills-as well as oil refinery explosions and drilling accidents.
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