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Definition of slurry
slurries
: a watery mixture of insoluble matter (such as mud, lime, or plaster of paris)
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The waste is mixed with water to form a slurry, and transported in a 2,500-gallon tank to the company's anaerobic digesters in Collinwood.
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Then it’s coated with a lithium cobalt oxide cathode slurry.
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The syrupy slurry coats your throat, relieving scratchiness.
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The second phase of the project will be slurry sealing all of the streets within street maintenance Zone 8.
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The same way humans chew to accelerate digestion, machines grind organics into a slurry the consistency of a milkshake, which is fed into a large, airtight tank heated to about 100 degrees, called a digester.
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Nonetheless, a slurry wall was built around the perimeter and a cap was placed over the site.
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French farmers furious at falling food prices in 2014 dumped loads of manure in cities and even sprayed government buildings with foul slurry.
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Meanwhile, Ohio’s Environmental Protection Agency has issued several notices of violation for the spills of drilling fluids, a slurry of clay and water.
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Origin and Etymology of slurry
Middle English slory
slurry
Definition of slurry
slurried
;slurrying
transitive verb
: to convert into a slurry
First Known Use of slurry
1947
SLURRY Defined for English Language Learners
slurry
playDefinition of slurry for English Language Learners
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: a thick mixture of water and another substance (such as mud or lime)
Medical Dictionary
slurry
playMedical Definition of slurry
slurries
: a watery mixture of insoluble matter
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