Liquid Properties,  Process & Operational Term,  S

Slurry

Any fluid mixture of a pulverized solid with a liquid, often used as a convenient way of handling solids in bulk. Slurries behave in some ways like thick fluids, flowing under gravity, but are also capable of being pumped if not too thick; or (pulp and paper) a liquid mixture consisting of suspended fibers, fillers, coating pigments, and other solid material in water or adhesive, used in the papermaking process.

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