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slurry

/ˈslʌ.ɹi/ noun C2
  1. Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid. (countable, uncountable)
  2. Liquid waste from some types of mining, such as mountain top removal mining, usually very toxic and stored nearby in large dams. (countable, uncountable)
  3. A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc. (countable, uncountable)
  4. A thickener. (countable, uncountable)

Plural slurries

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