swe: slem

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Meaning
means	(noun) protective secretion of the mucus membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium mucus, mucous secretion
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means	(noun) any thick, viscous matter goop, sludge, gook, ooze, gunk, slime, guck, goo, muck