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slam
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| agric. | defecation scum |
| chem. | slime |
| construct. | laitance; slurry |
| earth.sc. mech.eng. | sludge; slurry and sludge |
| environ. | turbid water; ooze mud |
| environ. industr. | sewage sludge |
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| defecation scum | |||
| slime | |||
| laitance; slurry | |||
| sludge; slurry and sludge | |||
| turbid water; ooze mud; mud sediment; sludge 1. A soft, soupy, or muddy bottom deposit, such as found on tideland or in a stream bed. 2. A semifluid, slushy, murky mass of sediment resulting from treatment of water, sewage, or industrial and mining wastes, and often appearing as local bottom deposits in polluted bodies of water | |||
| sewage sludge | |||
| mud; silt | |||
| peloids | |||
| slam: 166 phrases in 11 subjects |
| Agriculture | 5 |
| Chemistry | 1 |
| Construction | 2 |
| Earth sciences | 4 |
| Environment | 133 |
| General | 2 |
| Life sciences | 6 |
| Medical | 6 |
| Metallurgy | 2 |
| Politics | 1 |
| Transport | 4 |