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DictionaryslurryWatery suspension
noun / verb

slurry

SLUR-ee/ˈslɜːri/

A watery mixture of suspended solid particles.

The paddle is coated with a thick slurry of clay and water.

A shallow bowl of thick gray-brown clay-and-water slurry, with a wooden stirring paddle resting across the rim and coated in the mixture.
Etymology
slurryMiddle Englishthin mud or slime

Middle English slori described a semi-fluid mixture of water and earth or clay. The modern sense generalizes that muddy mixture to liquid containing fine solid particles.

In context

Agriculture Insight12:58
starch slurry is compressed under high pressure between thick filter plates, effectively removing most of the water from the mixture. The result is a semi-d dry starch cake
How Millions Tons of Cassava Are Processed – Massive Cassava Starch Farming & Processing

More examples

  • The plant slurries crushed ore with water for easier transport.
  • After heavy rain, a slurry of mud covers the road.
  • The lab compares several clay slurries of different thicknesses.

Forms

slurry · slurries · slurried · slurrying

Similar words

suspension
The broader technical term for particles dispersed in a fluid.
sludge
Usually thicker, often consisting of settled waste or sediment.