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ooze

/uːz/ noun C2
  1. Soft mud, slime, or shells especially in the bed of a river or estuary. (countable, uncountable)
  2. A pelagic marine sediment containing a significant amount of the microscopic remains of either calcareous or siliceous planktonic debris organisms. (countable, uncountable)
  3. A piece of soft, wet, pliable ground. (countable, uncountable)

Plural oozes

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