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slickens

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
slick-ens
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of slicken

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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Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions

What does slickens mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of slicken
Where does slickens come from?
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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