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• A mixture of water
  Water
  
  Water is a common chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of life. In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or States of matter, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor or steam....
   and cement
  Cement
  
  In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance which sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together....
   to form concrete
  Concrete
  
  Concrete is a construction material composed of cement as well as other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, construction aggregate , water , and Chemistry admixtures....
  
• A mixture of water, gelling agent
  Thickening agent
  
  Thickening agents, or thickeners, are substances which, when added to an aqueous mixture, increase its viscosity without substantially modifying its other properties, such as taste....
  , and oxidizers used as an explosive
• A mixture of water and Bentonite
  Bentonite
  
  Bentonite is an absorbent aluminium Silicate minerals, generally impure clay consisting mostly of montmorillonite. There are a few types of bentonites and their names depend on the dominant elements, such as K, Na, Ca, and Al....
   used to make slurry wall
  Slurry wall
  
  A slurry wall is a reinforced-concrete diaphragm wall used to build tunnels, to open cuts, and to lay foundation in areas of soft earth close to open water or with a high ground water table....
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• A mixture of wood pulp and water used to make paper
  Paper
  
  Paper is thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon or packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
  
• A mixture of water and animal waste used as fertilizer
  Fertilizer
  
  Fertilizers are chemical compounds given to plants to promote growth; they are usually applied either through the soil, for uptake by plant roots, or by foliar feeding, for uptake through leaves....
  
• Meat slurry
  Meat slurry
  
  A meat slurry, reconstituted meat, or emulsified meat, is a liquefied meat product that contains fewer fats, pigments and less myoglobin than unprocessed dark meats....
  , a food product
• An abrasive substance used in chemical-mechanical polishing, a semiconductor manufacturing process
• A mixture of ice crystals, water and freezing point depressant, called slurry ice
  Slurry ice
  
  Slurry ice is a Phase transition refrigerant comprised of millions of ice ?micro-crystals? formed and suspended within a solution of water and a freezing point depressant....
  
• A wet-process cement
  Portland cement
  
  Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world, because it is a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar , stucco and most non-specialty grout....
   rawmix
  Rawmill
  
  A rawmill is the equipment used to grind raw materials into "rawmix" during the manufacture of cement. Rawmix is then fed to a cement kiln, which transforms it into clinker , which is then ground to make cement in the cement mill....
  
• A mixture of water, ceramic
  Ceramic
  
  File:Bridge from dental porcelain.jpgFile:Qing vase p1070256.jpgA ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetal solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling....
   powder and various additives (e.g., dispersant) used in the processing of ceramics.
• A mixture of water and a starch (normally corn starch) used to thicken liquids to make a culinary sauce
  Sauce
  
  In cooking, a sauce is liquid or sometimes semi-solid food served on or used in preparing other foods. Sauces are not normally consumed by themselves; they add flavor, moisture, and visual appeal to another dish....
  ; usually for a clear sauce
  Sauce
  
  In cooking, a sauce is liquid or sometimes semi-solid food served on or used in preparing other foods. Sauces are not normally consumed by themselves; they add flavor, moisture, and visual appeal to another dish....
  , as the product will be translucent. It is comparable to and often the same as a gravy.

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See also

• Coal slurry impoundment
  Coal slurry impoundment
  
  Coal slurry consists of solid and liquid waste and is a by-product of the coal mining and preparation processes. It is a fine coal refuse and water....
  
• Slurry pipeline
  Slurry pipeline
  
  A slurry pipeline is used in mining to transport mineral concentrate from a mineral processing plant near a mine....