Dross vs Sludge - What's the difference?
dross | sludge |
Waste or impure matter
Worthless or trivial matter
Residue that forms on the surface of a metal from oxidation
The impurities in metal
A waste product from working with metal
To remove dross from.
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 an adjective dross
is brave, fearless, confident.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.dross
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