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Definition of Sludge

1. Noun. The precipitate produced by sewage treatment.

Definition of Sludge

1. n. Mud; mire; soft mud; slush.

2. n. Anything resembling mud or slush; as: (a) A muddy or slimy deposit from sweage. (b) Mud from a drill hole in boring. (c) Muddy sediment in a steam boiler. (d) Settling of cottonseed oil, used in making soap, etc. (e) A residuum of crude paraffin-oil distillation.

Definition of Sludge

1. Initialism. (emergency medicine) salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, GI upset, emesis used to identify the reasons a patient may be experiencing organophosphate poisoning. ¹

2. Noun. A generic term for solids separated from suspension in a liquid. ¹

3. Noun. A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes. ¹

4. Noun. A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler. ¹

5. Noun. A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a body of water. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive informal) to slump or slouch. ¹

7. Verb. (intransitive) to slop or drip slowly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sludge

1. to form sludge (a muddy mass or sediment) [v SLUDGED, SLUDGING, SLUDGES]

Medical Definition of Sludge

1. 1. Mud; mire; soft mud; slush. 2. Small floating pieces of ice, or masses of saturated snow. 3. See Slime. Sludge hole, the hand-hole, or manhole, in a steam boiler, by means of which sediment can be removed. Origin: CF. Slush. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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