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slime

1. slime \'sli-m\ n [ME, fr. OE sli-m; akin to OHG sli-men to smooth, L 
   limaX file - more at LIME 1: soft moist earth or clay; esp : viscous mud  
   2: a viscous or glutinous substance : as  2a: a mucous or mucoid secretion 
   of various animals (as slugs and catfishes ) 2b: a product of wet crushing 
   consisting of ore ground so fine as to pass a  200-mesh screen
2. slime vt 1: to smear or cover with slime  2: to remove slime from (as 
   fish for canning)  3: to crush or grind (ore) to a slime  : to become slimy