Slime Explained

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

See also