slime, sludge
tahketest osakestest koosnev sade, mis moodustub vedelike setitamisel, filtreerimisel ja maakide märgrikastamisel (vt sedimentatsioon; vrd sade), a material of extremely fine particle size separated by filtration of liquids, by sedimentation of particles from liquids, e.g in ore treatment (compare: precipitate)
