slurry

American  

[slur-ee] / ˈslɜr i /

noun

plural

slurries

1. a thin mixture of an insoluble substance, as cement, clay, or coal, with a liquid, as water or oil.

2. Ceramics. a thin slip.

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verb (used with object)

slurried, slurrying

1. to prepare a suspension of (a solid in a liquid).

adjective

1. of or relating to such a suspension.

slurry British  

/ ˈslʌrɪ /

noun

1. a suspension of solid particles in a liquid, as in a mixture of cement, clay, coal dust, manure, meat, etc with water

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Etymology

Origin of slurry

1400–50; late Middle English slory; perhaps akin to slur

Example Sentences

CMP is a critical process using chemical slurries and mechanical polishing to create perfectly flat, smooth wafer surfaces.

From The Wall Street Journal

British cows produce about 90 million tonnes of slurry every year, but only 2.5% of it is fed into AD plants.

From BBC

Among the most effective changes were installing deeper cultivation lines, using mechanized equipment for seeding and harvesting, processing kelp on site into a slurry, adjusting vessel sizes and choosing different types of vessels.

From Science Daily

Residents at the time described seeing slurry carrying "trees and big boulders", and buildings left deep in sludge and mud.

From BBC

If you don’t, a tiny cornstarch slurry will bring it together in minutes.

From Salon