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s | sludge |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

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.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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.