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slurry

n.
C1 Advanced US //ˈsɫɝi// UK //slˈʌɹi// slur·ry

n. a thick, muddy mixture of liquid and solid particles. You might see this in a kitchen when you mix flour and water, or in a mine when they mix dirt with water to move it.

n. a thick, muddy mixture of a liquid and fine particles of a solid. Often used in industrial or agricultural contexts to describe a suspension of solids in a liquid medium.


SIMPLE

The workers poured the slurry into the large tank.

CONTEXTUAL

The farmer used a slurry of manure and water to fertilize the fields before planting the crops.

COMPLEX

In the mining industry, a slurry is often used to transport ore through pipelines, allowing for the efficient separation of valuable minerals from the surrounding rock.

Etymology 1

Unclear; probably related to Middle English sloor (“thin or fluid mud”); compare slur. From mid-15th c.

Etymology 2

From slur (“run together; articulate poorly”) + -y.

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