шлам

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Schlamm.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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шлам (šlamm inan (genitive шла́ма, nominative plural шла́мы, genitive plural шла́мов)

  1. sludge (waste from industrial processes, or sediment in a steam boiler)
  2. slime, mud, ooze
  3. slurry
  4. sediment, silt, residue, bottoms
  5. tarry residue (in engines)
  6. drilling fluid, drilling mud
  7. (ceramics) slip
  8. powdered product, formed as a precipitate in the electrolysis of certain metals and usually containing noble metals
  9. precipitation in the form of fine particles that are released during sedimentation or filtration of a liquid

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