kelp vs sludge

kelp

noun
  • The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly used in glass and iodine manufacture. 

  • Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (order Laminariales). 

verb
  • To gather kelp. 

sludge

noun
  • Solids separated from suspension in a liquid. 

  • A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes. 

  • A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a body of water. 

  • sludge metal 

  • A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler. 

verb
  • To slop or drip slowly. 

  • To slump or slouch. 

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