sludge

  • 51sludge digestion — the biochemical process by which organic matter in sludge is gasified, liquefied, mineralized, or converted into more stable organic matter …

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  • 52sludge dryer — nuotekų dumblo džiovintuvas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Įrenginys drėgmei iš nuotekų dumblo garinti dirbtiniu būdu. atitikmenys: angl. sludge dryer vok. Schlammtrockner, m rus. сушилка ила, f, m …

    Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 53sludge — noun Etymology: Middle English slugge, perhaps alteration of slicche mud, slush; akin to Old High German slīh mire Date: 15th century 1. mud, mire; especially a muddy deposit (as on a riverbed) ; ooze 2. a muddy or slushy mass, deposit, or… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 54sludge — noun a) A generic term for solids separated from suspension in a liquid. b) A residual semi solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes. Syn: mud, mire, ooze, slush …

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  • 55sludge — Synonyms and related words: Dry Ice, berg, calf, clay, cryosphere, dregs, firn, floe, frazil, frozen water, glaciation, glacier, glacieret, glaze, glazed frost, glop, goo, granular snow, ground ice, growler, gumbo, gunk, ice, ice banner, ice… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 56sludge — Смотри Шлам …

    Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии

  • 57sludge — The residue left after treatment in the refinery of petroleum oils to remove impurities. Also an insoluble degradation product of crankcase oils …

    Petroleum refining glossary

  • 58sludge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mud, mire, filth; ooze, slime, slush; slag; sewage. See uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Mud] Syn. muck, ooze, slop; see mud . 2. [Waste] Syn. refuse, slime, filth; see residue . III (Roget s 3… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 59sludge — slÊŒdÊ’ n. mud, muck, mire, ooze, slush; any semiliquid messy substance; processed waste …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 60sludge — A heavy contaminant that forms in an aircraft engine lubricating oil. This is caused by oxidation and the chemical decomposition of oil as a part of normal usage …

    Aviation dictionary