шлам
Pronunciation: [ʂɫam]
“шлам” is a Russian word. Its 9 meanings in English:
noun
- sludge (waste from industrial processes, or sediment in a steam boiler)
- slime, mud, ooze
- slurry
- sediment, silt, residue, bottoms
- tarry residue (in engines)
- drilling fluid, drilling mud
- slip
- powdered product, formed as a precipitate in the electrolysis of certain metals and usually containing noble metals
- precipitation in the form of fine particles that are released during sedimentation or filtration of a liquid
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schlamm.
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