plural slurries
: a watery mixture of insoluble matter (such as mud, lime, or plaster of paris)
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The resulting fibrous slurry is claimed to be much like the pulp used in paper-making.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
Then, in the relatively environmentally friendly process used at Mountain Pass, called froth flotation, a kind of chemical reagent called a surfactant is added to the slurry.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
In fact, one of the first reactor designs drawn up for the Allied Manhattan Project to build the first atomic bomb would have used a slurry of salt and uranium.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Within two days of the trouts’ removal, the first storm of the season arrived, likely burying the remaining fish in a muddy slurry.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The resulting fibrous slurry is claimed to be much like the pulp used in paper-making.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
Then, in the relatively environmentally friendly process used at Mountain Pass, called froth flotation, a kind of chemical reagent called a surfactant is added to the slurry.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
In fact, one of the first reactor designs drawn up for the Allied Manhattan Project to build the first atomic bomb would have used a slurry of salt and uranium.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slurry
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“Slurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slurry. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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