slurry
Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquidAny flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.
» The press is a beast, crushing almost 47 tonnes of apples an hour into juice and slurry.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.
Schlämme, Schlicker, Brei
жи́жаžíža
a suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of Paris or lime or clay etc.) usually in water
(countable, uncountable)Liquid waste from some types of mining, such as mountain top removal mining, usually very toxic and stored nearby in large dams.
(countable, uncountable)A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.
Jauche, Gülle
жи́дкий наво́зžídkij navóz
(countable, uncountable)A thickener.
Examples
2 sentencesThe press is a beast, crushing almost 47 tonnes of apples an hour into juice and slurry.
It's important that dairy farmers milk in the morning and evening, and that they always clean the cowshed and dispose of slurry.
deFür Milchbauern ist es wichtig, morgens und abends zu melken, den Stall immer zu reinigen und Gülle zu entsorgen. — shibaddict
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
Unclear; probably related to Middle English sloor (“thin or fluid mud”); compare slur. FroUnclear; probably related to Middle English sloor (“thin or fluid mud”); compare slur. From mid-15th c.
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Forms
plural: slurriesWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable