Word
slurry
Phoneticsslur·ry
US/ˈsɫɝi/
UK/slˈʌɹi/
Definition
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.
Examples
“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.”
Examples
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.”
Real-World Examples
“The result was a slurry of melting ice, rock and water that quickly flowed into the river.” “The resulting slurry is passed through a 3D printer to create a disc-shaped “cookie”.” Etymology
Unclear; probably related to Middle English sloor (“thin or fluid mud”); compare slur. From mid-15th c.
From slur (“run together; articulate poorly”) + -y.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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