slickens

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noun

Fine, harmful, and (when wet) slimy pulverized rock, a waste product (pollution) produced by hydraulic mining and quartz milling, which can silt up rivers and accumulate on soil downstream of such activities.

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Meanings

slickens1

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of slicken

slickens2

noun
  1. Fine, harmful, and (when wet) slimy pulverized rock, a waste product (pollution) produced by hydraulic mining and quartz milling, which can silt up rivers and accumulate on soil downstream of such activities.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:slickens.

Origin

slickens · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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slickens · noun

Ultimately a reference to the slimy, slick nature of the material. Compare slicken (“smooth”, adjective), slick (noun).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

slickens. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slickens

MLA

“slickens.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slickens. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slickens,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slickens.

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