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sludge | x |

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.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

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.
  • x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
  • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.
  • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike
  • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----