slurry

American  

[slur-ee] / ˈslɜr i /

noun

plural

slurries

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.

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verb (used with object)

slurried, slurrying

1. to prepare a suspension of (a solid in a liquid).

adjective

1. of or relating to such a suspension.

slurry British  

/ ˈslʌrɪ /

noun

1. a suspension of solid particles in a liquid, as in a mixture of cement, clay, coal dust, manure, meat, etc with water

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Etymology

Origin of slurry

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

Example Sentences

In one town, the slurry knocked out a hydropower project, adding even more water to the deluge as it joined the Teesta, a Himalayan river known for its sinewy twists and turns.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sheets of copper and aluminum go through machines that coat electrode slurry.

From The Wall Street Journal

He is managing a 400,000 gallon slurry storage tank under the shed where most of his 250-strong herd have spent the winter.

From BBC

One by one, the children were collected and while her pupils had escaped the devastation of the slurry, some of their families had not been so fortunate.

From BBC

In testing, adjustments to slurry mixing and drying steps reduced the internal ionic resistance of experimental electrodes by as much as 40% -- a major barrier to fast charging.

From Science Daily