Slime
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Slime or slimy may refer to:
Science and technology
Biology
- Slime coat, the coating of mucus covering the body of all fish
- Slime mold, an informal name for several eukaryotic organisms
- Biofilm, or slime, a syntrophic community of microorganisms in which cells stick to each other
- Slimy (fish), also known as the ponyfish
- Snail slime, the mucus produced by snails
- Subsurface lithoautotrophic microbial ecosystem, or SLiMEs, a type of endolithic ecosystems
Chemistry
- Gunge, or slime, a thick, gooey, yet runny substance used in children's TV programmes
- Flubber (material), a rubbery polymer commonly called slime
- Tailings, or slimes, a waste material left after the process of separation of ores
Computing
- SLIME (Superior Lisp Interaction Mode for Emacs), an Emacs mode for developing Common Lisp applications
Arts and entertainment
- Slime (band), a German punk rock band 1979–1994
- Slime (musician) (Wilma Archer, born 1991), English record producer and multi-instrumentalist
- Slime (Dragon Quest), a species of monster in the game franchise
- Slime (series), a series of games from Dragon Quest
- Slime (video game), 1982
- "Slime", or "Mire", a short story by Anton Chekhov
- "Slime", a 1953 novelette by Joseph Payne Brennan
- Slimey the Worm, pet of Oscar the Grouch in Sesame Street
Other uses
- Slime (toy), a viscous, oozing green material
- Slime, a settlement in Omiš, Croatia