slurry

Slurry is a thin muddy mixture of liquid and cement or clay.

(noun)

An example of slurry is what potters use to join two very hard pieces of clay.

See slurry in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. slurries

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

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

See slurry in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. slur·ries

A thin mixture of a liquid, especially water, and any of several finely divided substances, such as cement, plaster of Paris, or clay particles.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English slori

Origin: , perhaps from sloor, mud

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