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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 A biofilm is a Syntrophy, syntrophic Microbial consortium, community of microorganisms in which cell (biology), cells cell adhesion, stick to each other and often also to a surface. These adherent cells become embedded within a slimy ext ...
, 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


Toys

* Slime (toy), a viscous, oozing green material * Slime (homemade toy), a viscous material which is made as a toy


Characters

* Slime (monster), a type of creature in fantasy media * Slime (''Dragon Quest''), a species of monster in the game franchise * Slimey the Worm, pet of Oscar the Grouch in ''Sesame Street''


Music

* Slime (band), a German punk rock band 1979–1994 * Slime (musician) (Wilma Archer, born 1991), English record producer and multi-instrumentalist


Literature

* "Slime", or "
Mire A peatland is a type of wetland whose soils consist of Soil organic matter, organic matter from decaying plants, forming layers of peat. Peatlands arise because of incomplete decomposition of organic matter, usually litter from vegetation, du ...
", a short story by Anton Chekhov * "Slime", a 1953 novelette by Joseph Payne Brennan


Video games

* ''Slime'' (series), a series of games from ''Dragon Quest'' * ''Slime'' (video game), 1982


Other uses

* Slime, Croatia, a village near Omiš


See also

* * * Blob (disambiguation) * Green slime (disambiguation) * Pink slime (disambiguation) * Oobleck (disambiguation) * Slimer, a green ghost in ''Ghostbusters'' * Slime ball (disambiguation) * Sliime, British rapper {{disambiguation