slurry
slurry Lexical Profile
slurry Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A semiliquid mixture, typically of fine particles of manure, cement, or coal suspended in water.
"The miners pumped the coal slurry through a pipeline to the processing plant."
A thin paste made by mixing a thickening agent, such as cornstarch or flour, with cold liquid before adding it to a hot dish.
"She whisked a cornstarch slurry into the simmering broth to thicken the sauce."
• verb
To convert a solid substance into a semiliquid mixture by suspending it in liquid, or to treat or coat a surface with such a mixture.
"The technicians slurried the powdered catalyst with water before loading the reactor."
• Rhymes for slurry
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 15th century, likely derived from dialectal Middle English 'slory' (meaning 'thin mud' or 'slush'), related to Middle Dutch 'slore' ('sluttish woman') and Low German 'sluren' ('to trail in mud').