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slurry

  (slûr'ē) pronunciation
n., pl. -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.

[Middle English slori, perhaps from sloor, mud.]


 
 

A thin paste of water and flour, which is stirred into hot preparations (such as soups, stews and sauces) as a thickener. After the slurry is added, the mixture should be stirred and cooked for several minutes in order for the flour to lose its raw taste.

 

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A thin mixture of insoluble material floating in liquid.

 
Architecture: slurry


1. A mixture of water and any finely divided insoluble material such as clay or portland cement and water.
2. See mud.


 

Solids in suspension. Used as a method of feeding pigs—slurry is pumped through fixed lines and delivered to troughs by hoses equipped with gasoline pump fittings. Used also as a means of disposing of feces and urine from cesspits under animal accommodation or trap tanks attached to milking sheds. Disposal is usually onto pasture. This creates poisoning hazards with respect to heavy metals and transmission of disease such as salmonellosis or Johne's disease.

 
Wikipedia: slurry (disambiguation)
A slurry composed of glass beads in silicone oil flowing down an inclined plane.
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A slurry composed of glass beads in silicone oil flowing down an inclined plane.

A slurry is, in general, a thick suspension of solids in a liquid and may be:

  • A mixture of water, ceramic powder and various additives (e.g., dispersant) used in the processing of ceramics.

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Translations: Translations for: Slurry

Dansk (Danish)
n. - cementslam

Nederlands (Dutch)
slijk, slijpvloeistof

Français (French)
n. - boue, pâte
v. tr. - préparer une suspension (d'un solide dans un liquide)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schlamm, Zementbrühe, Gülle
v. - zu Schlamm usw. machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (οικοδ.) αριάνι, ασβεστόγαλα
v. - ανακατεύω σε υγρό

Italiano (Italian)
melma, infangare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pasta (f), massa ou mistura semi-fluída (barro ou cimento), calda (f)

Русский (Russian)
жидкий строительный раствор, дегазационный раствор

Español (Spanish)
n. - pasta aguada, lechada
v. tr. - convertir en pasta aguada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - slam, sörja
v. - göra slam och sörja, gå i slam och sörja

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
泥浆, 浆

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 泥漿, 漿

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 슬러리 (진흙, 시멘트 따위에 물을 섞어 만든 이장)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スラリー
v. - スラリーにする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طين أو ملاط رقيق ألقوام (فعل) يغطي بالطين أو ألملاط ألرقيق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תערובת דלילה, מלט, בוץ גליל‬


 
 

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