plural slurries
: a watery mixture of insoluble matter (such as mud, lime, or plaster of paris)
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Alex Knapp, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
But its paved floors are gone, replaced by thick dust that turns to a muddy slurry on rainy days.
—Tawanda Karombo, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2024
But before that, in a ground floor space that used to be an industrial kitchen, is Barney’s Water Cast 10 (2015), a large sculpture made by pouring molten bronze into a slurry of water and bentonite clay.
—Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Don’t worry, there’s a relatively easy and quick fix that will help soak up the excess liquid: Make a slurry of flour or cornstarch in liquid (broth or water) to help thicken it up and then cook it for a bit longer.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The other filters a liquified form of coal called a slurry, then electrochemically treats it to make graphite.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
But its paved floors are gone, replaced by thick dust that turns to a muddy slurry on rainy days.
—Tawanda Karombo, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2024
But before that, in a ground floor space that used to be an industrial kitchen, is Barney’s Water Cast 10 (2015), a large sculpture made by pouring molten bronze into a slurry of water and bentonite clay.
—Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Don’t worry, there’s a relatively easy and quick fix that will help soak up the excess liquid: Make a slurry of flour or cornstarch in liquid (broth or water) to help thicken it up and then cook it for a bit longer.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Slurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slurry. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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