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slurry

s lu ree

  • n  a suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of Paris or lime or clay etc.) usually in water

  • The slurry that was injected under Weissman's skin was human collagen, served up under the brand names CosmoDerm and CosmoPlast.
  • Another advantage of slurry is that unlike water, fertilizer doesn't evaporate.
  • The first coal slurry pipeline was used in London in 1914.
News & Articles

  • Ward Gulch fire near Rifle grows to 300 acres
    Kelley Cox / Post Independent A slurry bomber makes a drop on the west side of the Ward Gulch Fire on Friday evening, as seen from Rifle Gap, looking northeast.
    June 16, 2013 - Glenwood Springs Post Independent
  • Ward Gulch Fire threatens Rifle fish hatchery
    Kelley Cox / Post Independent A slurry bomber makes a drop on the west side of the Ward Gulch Fire on Friday evening, as seen from Rifle Gap, looking northeast.
    June 15, 2013 - The Aspen Times
  • From Our Homepage
    People pulled to over watch from their cars as a fire-fighting slurry plane makes a pass in preparation to drop its load on a wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it's possible that some people who stayed behind might have died.
    June 14, 2013 - Westport News
Quotes

  • Richard Nixon in Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
    We created a 110-foot slurry wall out of liquid clay that is an impenetrable barrier,Nixon said.
  • George Hoyt in CBS 5
    It drops about 10,000 gallons of slurry,Hoyt said of the DC-10, known as Tanker 910. "It'll lay down a large swath of slurry that's very effective, especially in structure protection."
  • Michael Arad in China Daily
    These cut-off columns, this foundation slab, this slurry wall, all together form part of the literal story of survival of that day,Arad said. "These are artifacts that one can touch, and sense the past through them, and register the...

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