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[[File:Potato starch slurry.jpg|thumb|[[Potato starch]] slurry]]
A '''slurry''' is a mixture of denser solids suspended in liquid, usually water. The most common use of slurry is as a means of transporting solids or separating minerals, the liquid being a carrier that is pumped on a device such as a [[centrifugal pump]]. The size of solid particles may vary from 1 [[micrometre]] up to hundreds of [[millimetres]].
The particles may settle below a certain transport velocity and the mixture can behagendbehave like a [[Newtonian fluid|Newtonian]] or [[Non-Newtonian fluid|non-Newtonian]] fluid. Depending on the mixture, the slurry may be abrasive and/or corrosive.
 
==Examples==