Glossary:
Merriam Webster online dictionary (n.d.), defines slime as:
1: soft moist earth or clay; especially: viscous mud. 2: a viscous, glutinous, or gelatinous substance: such as a: a mucous or mucoid secretion of various animals (as slugs and catfishes) b: a product of wet crushing consisting of ore ground so fine as to pass a 200-mesh screen.