slurries

Variant of slurry

slurry definition

slurry (slʉr′ē)

noun pl. slurries -·ries

a thin, watery mixture of a fine, insoluble material, as clay, cement, soil, etc.

Etymology: ME slory < slore, thin mud < MDu, akin to slur

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