slickens

plural noun

slick·​ens

ˈslikənz

1

a

: the thin layer of extremely fine silt sometimes deposited by flood waters of a stream

b

: finely pulverized material from a quartz mill or washings of lighter earth sluiced away in hydraulic mining

2

: slickenside

Word History

Etymology

probably irregular from slick finely pounded ore, from German schlich slime

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