slurry
n.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.
The workers poured the slurry into the large tank.
The farmer used a slurry of manure and water to fertilize the fields before planting the crops.
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.
Unclear; probably related to Middle English sloor (“thin or fluid mud”); compare slur. From mid-15th c.
From slur (“run together; articulate poorly”) + -y.