slime : Idioms & Phrases

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acellular slime mold

  • noun a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes
    myxomycete; acellular slime mold; plasmodial slime mold.
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cellular slime mold

  • noun differing from true slime molds in being cellular and nucleate throughout the life cycle
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fischer's slime mushroom

  • noun a type of slime mushroom
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plasmodial slime mold

  • noun a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes
    myxomycete; acellular slime mold; plasmodial slime mold.
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slime bacteria

  • noun bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste
    myxobacterium; myxobacter; gliding bacteria; myxobacteria.
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Slime eel

  • . (Zoöl.) See 1st Hag, 4.
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slime eels

  • noun eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
    hagfish; hag.
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slime mold

  • noun a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists
    slime mold.
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slime mould

  • noun a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists
    slime mold.
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slime mushroom

  • noun a mushroom of the genus Amanita
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Slime pit

  • a pit for the collection of slime or bitumen.
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true slime mold

  • noun a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes
    myxomycete; acellular slime mold; plasmodial slime mold.
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white slime mushroom

  • noun a type of slime mushroom
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