sludge
IPA: sɫˈʌdʒ
noun
- Solids separated from suspension in a liquid.
- A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.
- A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler.
- A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a water body.
- (uncountable, music) sludge metal
- (emergency medicine, mnemonic) An acronym used to help remember the common symptoms of certain affections of a cholinergic toxidrome: "salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, gastrointestinal upset, emesis".
verb
- (intransitive, informal) To slump or slouch.
- (intransitive) To slop or drip slowly.
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Examples of "sludge" in Sentences
- Sydney fell on the sludge.
- The audio is a turgid sonic sludge.
- The use of aerobic granular sludge is one of them.
- At the same time, the released sludge is drawn off.
- The nutrient rich sludge was used to enrich the land.
- The moisture enriched gases are removed from the sludge.
- As of this writing, the source of the sludge remains unknown.
- The velocity is negligible, and sludge accumulates on the bottom.
- The secondary clarifier removes the activated sludge from the water.
- The spent sludge remaining in the pot still is removed to be processed.