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slurry Definition

slurry (slʉrē)

noun pl. -·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

slurry Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • spread: An accident occurred in my constituency where a farmer, who was spreading slurry, crossed a railroad line.
  • apply: So far it has been suggested to us to remove the blown plaster on the inside wall and apply a tanking slurry.
  • form: Water is added to form a slurry which may then pass to a wash mill for further mixing.
  • use: The base is then finished using a cement water slurry for water tightness.
  • make: To make iron hydroxide slurry into a yellow oxide seed it was first mixed with iron sulfate solution.

Adjective modifier

  • lime: The atomizer generates droplets of lime slurry, which are injected into the gas stream in the reaction chamber.
  • wet: I'm considering laying them all bar a few and then flooding the voids under with a very wet mortar slurry.
  • animal: Waste from factories can also be a problem, but animal slurry from farms is our largest problem.

Modifies a noun

  • lagoon: Slurry is usually stored in slurry lagoons or slurry tanks.
  • pit: We've been up at the farm dredging the slurry pit to look for a contact lens.
  • tanker: He had been using a tractor and slurry vacuum tanker to empty a blocked and overflowing septic tank.
  • tank: Two willing volunteers with strong feelings have brought the slurry tank into battle.
  • seal: Waveney Close at Wells - patch existing footway surface, replace damaged kerbs and slurry seal.
  • pump: The process can also have a high energy consumption due to the use of sorbent slurry pumps and fans.

Noun used with modifier

  • cement: The cement slurry is heavier than the spacer, which is heavier than the wash.
  • plaster: The graph to the right shows the effect of mixing time on the setting time of the plaster slurry.
  • pig: What to avoid... You don't want to fling open the windows of your dream cottage only to smell pig slurry.
  • farm: Soil erosion Soil erosion is reduced where digested sludge from farm slurry digester schemes provides a good fertilizer.
  • meat: We will force feed vegans a meat slurry with toilet plungers.
  • livestock: The contribution made by livestock slurry to this intractable destruction is central.

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