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Gangue vs Sludge - What's the difference?

gangue | sludge |

As a noun gangue

is (mining) the earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.

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.

gangue

English

Noun

  • (mining) The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.
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    • Synonyms

    * veinstone

    External links

    * (wikipedia "gangue") * (extractive metallurgy) ----

    sludge

    English

    (wikipedia sludge)

    Noun

  • A generic term for solids separated from suspension in a liquid.
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  • 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

    • Synonyms

    * (separated solids) mud, mire, ooze, slush

    Derived terms

    * activated sludge * oil sludge * sludge metal * sludgecore

    Verb

    (sludg)
  • (informal) to slump or slouch.
  • to slop or drip slowly.