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Slushing
Subdomain (1st level):  Papermaking
Subdomain (2nd level):  Stock preparation
Grammatical category:  Simple term
Grammar notes:  Uncountable
Synonym of:  Pulping
Context:  The raw material generally comes to the mill in substantially dry form as sheets of pulp resembling crude cardboard, and must first be broken down in water to produce a pumpable slurry of fibres. Such action is carried out in various types of pulper and is often known as slushing.
Context source:  EN 29
Attestation:  2