Compost vs Sludge - What's the difference?
compost | sludge |
The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer
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(obsolete) A mixture; a compound.
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To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer
A generic term for solids separated from suspension in a liquid.
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, title= A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.
A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler.
A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a body of water.
(uncountable, music) sludge metal
(informal) to slump or slouch.
to slop or drip slowly.
As a noun compost
is the decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.As a verb compost
is to produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.As an initialism sludge is
(emergency medicine) a mnemonic ("salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, gastrointestinal upset, emesis") used to identify the common symptoms of certain affections of a cholinergic toxidrome.compost
English
(wikipedia compost)Noun
- Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure.
- And do not spread the compost on the weeds / To make them ranker.
- A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.
Verb
(en verb)- If you compost your grass clippings, you can improve your soil.
See also
* mulch (sometimes used interchangeably with compost ) * humus ----sludge
English
(wikipedia sludge)Noun
High and wet, passage=Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale.