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slough::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gangrene, sphacelus |
| Type of | pathology |
| Has types | cold gangrene, clostridial myonecrosis, emphysematous gangrene, gas gangrene, gas phlegmon, mumification necrosis, mummification, emphysematous phlegmon, gangrenous emphysema, progressive emphysematous necrosis, dry gangrene |
slough::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | covering, cover, natural covering |
Examples of slough
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Tiny sugar crystals and raspberry oil slough and smooth lips and their contours.
From the nzherald.co.nz
It also means that Sigmund's surfaces need never slough off dangerous chemicals.
From the sciencedaily.com
Slough hopes to have everything ready for a first test at the end of the summer.
From the sciencedaily.com
Do you need to slough off a bad week at work or all that stress over the economy?
From the dailyherald.com
Slough plants, such as water lilies, decompose much faster than tough sawgrass.
From the economist.com
Slough now has so many Polish residents, some have taken to calling it Sloughski.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
A former industrial slough has been gentrified into an urban residential waterway.
From the thenewstribune.com
Slough said he simply took what advantage of what was open against the Tigers.
From the omaha.com
Let sit overnight, then slough off the grime with a wire brush and warm water.
From the edition.cnn.com
- Gangrene: necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
- Shed: cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"
- A hollow filled with mud
- A stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
- Any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
- Slough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England and is situated west of Charing Cross. At the time of the 2001 census, the population of Slough was 119,070 (est. ...
- "Slough" is a ten-stanza poem by Sir John Betjeman, first published in the 1937 collection Continual Dew. It was written in protest against 850 factories that were to be built in the English town of Slough. The poem caused an uproar when first published.
- Slough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
- The skin shed by a snake or other reptile; Dead skin on a sore or ulcer; To shed (skin)
