Slime
Encyclopedia
Slime may refer to:
- GungeGungeGunge as it is known in the British Isles, or slime as it is known in America and other parts of the world is a thick, gooey, runny substance similar in consistency to paint. It has been a feature on many children's programmes for many years around the world and has made appearances in game shows...
, a British colloquial name for a runny substance similar to paint, often featured in game shows - Slime (toy)Slime (toy)Slime was a toy product manufactured by Mattel, sold in a plastic trash can and introduced in the winter of 1976 consisting of a non-toxic viscous, oozing green material made primarily from guar gum...
, a viscous, oozing green material made primarily from guar gum and sold in a plastic trash can - Slime (band)Slime (band)Slime is a German punk rock band, founded in 1979 and disbanded in 1994. The pre-Slime band was called Screamer, and the post-Slime band is – contrary to the occasional rumors – not Emils , but Rubberslime, with the member Elf...
, a German punk rock band, founded in 1979 and disbanded in 1994 - SLIMESLIMESLIME, the Superior Lisp Interaction Mode for Emacs, is an Emacs mode for developing Common Lisp applications. SLIME originates in an Emacs mode called SLIM written by Eric Marsden and developed as an open-source project by Luke Gorrie and Helmut Eller. Over 100 Lisp developers have contributed...
, "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
- BiofilmBiofilmA biofilm is an aggregate of microorganisms in which cells adhere to each other on a surface. These adherent cells are frequently embedded within a self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substance...
, an aggregate of microorganisms in which cells adhere to each other and/or to a surface - AlgaeAlgaeAlgae are a large and diverse group of simple, typically autotrophic organisms, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms, such as the giant kelps that grow to 65 meters in length. They are photosynthetic like plants, and "simple" because their tissues are not organized into the many...
- MossMossMosses are small, soft plants that are typically 1–10 cm tall, though some species are much larger. They commonly grow close together in clumps or mats in damp or shady locations. They do not have flowers or seeds, and their simple leaves cover the thin wiry stems...
- Slimy (fish), also known as the Ponyfish
- Slime, another name for mucusMucusIn vertebrates, mucus is a slippery secretion produced by, and covering, mucous membranes. Mucous fluid is typically produced from mucous cells found in mucous glands. Mucous cells secrete products that are rich in glycoproteins and water. Mucous fluid may also originate from mixed glands, which...
- Snail slimeSnail slimeSnail slime is a kind of mucus, an external bodily secretion which is produced by snails, gastropod mollusks. Land snails and slugs produce mucus, but so does every other kind of gastropod, from marine, freshwater and terrestrial habitats...
, the mucus used by gastropods for locomotion - SLiME (Subsurface Lithotrophic Microbial Ecosystem), an organism that lives inside rock, coral, animal shells, or in the pores between mineral grains of a rock
Characters
- Slimey the WormSlimey the WormSlimey the Worm is a light and dark orange striped worm that is the pet and friend of Oscar the Grouch on Jim Henson's Muppet show Sesame Street. Introduced in Season 13 , he is played by Martin P. Robinson and is the smallest of all characters on Sesame Street, being only 7 cm...
, the pet and friend of Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street - Slime (Dragon Quest)Slime (Dragon Quest)The Slime is the mascot of the Dragon Quest console role-playing game franchise. Designed by Akira Toriyama of Dragon Ball fame, the basic slime resembles a water drop with two large eyes and a big smile...
, the mascot of the Dragon Quest console role-playing game franchise - SlimerSlimerSlimer is a fictional green ghost featured in the 1984 supernatural comedy movie Ghostbusters , whose popularity soared from the subsequent spinoff animated television series The Real Ghostbusters. Slimer later starred in his own Slimer! cartoons when The Real Ghostbusters was extended to a...
, a green ghost made of slime from Ghostbusters - The rare mob from the game MinecraftMinecraftMinecraft is a sandbox-building independent video game written in Java originally by Swedish creator Markus "Notch" Persson and now by his company, Mojang, formed from the proceeds of the game. It was released as an alpha on May 17, 2009, with a beta version on December 20, 2010...
. - The monster from the game* maple story
See also
- Green slime (disambiguation)
- Blob (disambiguation)
- Oobleck (disambiguation), a fictional form of green precipitation invented by children's author Dr. Seuss.