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* [[Oobleck (disambiguation)]], a fictional form of green precipitation invented by children's author Dr. Seuss
* [[Oobleck (disambiguation)]], a fictional form of green precipitation invented by children's author Dr. Seuss
* [[slime ball (disambiguation)|slime ball]]
* [[slime ball (disambiguation)|slime ball]]
* A generally weak monster made out of green jelly, in various role playing videogames
* A generally weak monster made out of green jelly, in various role playing games and videogames


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Revision as of 23:44, 18 July 2014

Slime may refer to:

  • Slime (substance) or Gunge, a runny viscous substance similar to paint featured on children's programmes or game shows

Music

  • Slime (band), a German punk rock band, founded in 1979 and disbanded in 1994

Products

  • Slime (toy), a viscous, oozing green material made primarily from guar gum and sold in a plastic trash can
  • Slime (brand), a brand of tire care products

Computing

  • SLIME, "Superior Lisp Interaction Mode for Emacs", an Emacs mode for developing Common Lisp applications

Biology

  • Slime mold, a broad term often referring to roughly 6 groups of Eukaryotes
  • Biofilm, an aggregate of microorganisms in which cells adhere to each other and/or to a surface
  • Slimy (fish), also known as the Ponyfish
  • Snail slime, the mucus used by gastropods for locomotion
  • Subsurface Lithotrophic Microbial Ecosystem (SLiME), a biotope occupied by Endolith species
  • Mucus is another type of slime

Places

Fiction

"Slime" a novelette by Joseph Payne Brennan. Originally published in the March, 1953 issue of Weird Tales

See also