plural slurries
: a watery mixture of insoluble matter (such as mud, lime, or plaster of paris)
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Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2024
Here are two photos of the cat in a tub covered in slurry.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
While swabs from cows, milk, a dead bird, and a sample of fecal slurry showed signs of H5N1, all of the nasal swabs from the 14 humans were negative.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024
Finally, carbon dioxide was pumped into the slurry to support the growth process, which is all driven by light.
—New Atlas, 23 July 2024
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Noun
The substance oozed through the bridge’s metal grating, dousing two-thirds of the vessel’s 120 passengers with a foul-smelling, brownish-yellow slurry that ruined their clothes and made several of them sick.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2024
Here are two photos of the cat in a tub covered in slurry.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
While swabs from cows, milk, a dead bird, and a sample of fecal slurry showed signs of H5N1, all of the nasal swabs from the 14 humans were negative.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024
Finally, carbon dioxide was pumped into the slurry to support the growth process, which is all driven by light.
—New Atlas, 23 July 2024
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“Slurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slurry. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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