slicks in English

noun
1
an oil slick.
Nicholls was competing in France in 2002 when the slick from the oil tanker Prestige hit the beach.
2
a race car or bicycle tire without a tread, for use in dry weather conditions.
He didn't have much time in the car before the race and going out on slicks in those conditions was a real test,’ reckoned Lockie.
verb
1
make (one's hair) flat, smooth, and glossy by applying water, oil, or cream to it.
his damp hair was slicked back
synonyms:smoothsleekgreaseoilgel
noun
verb

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1. Verification of oil slicks was provided by research aircraft.

2. He said oil slicks from the stricken leviathan still sometimes marred the bay.

3. Oil slicks, overhead cables and pollution are all death traps for birds.

4. Oil slicks appeared during the last six attacks, but no other debris was detected.

5. Large oil slicks and debris resulted, proving the destruction of the German U-boat.

6. On the morning of the 15th, oil slicks were spotted, but sound contact was lost.

7. Other Gulf states have fitted booms across the inlets of desalination plants, and suction equipment will clean up slicks.

8. But the biggest danger comes from humans. Oil slicks, overhead cables and pollution are all death traps for birds.

9. 26 David Alan Miller slicks back his hair and dons a black leather vest and sleeveless shirt to show off his biceps.

10. 25 David Alan Miller slicks back his hair and dons a black leather vest and sleeveless shirt to show off his biceps.

11. Biotechnology definition, the use of living organisms or other biological systems in the manufacture of drugs or other products or for environmental management, as in waste recycling: includes the use of bioreactors in manufacturing, microorganisms to degrade oil slicks or organic waste, genetically engineered bacteria to produce human hormones, and monoclonal antibodies to identify antigens.

12. " The vessels engaged for this operation are termed as ' skimmers ' . Absorbents like sawdust are spread over the oil slicks , and after a certain time the absorbents along with the oil are removed . Sometimes oil - eating microbes are sprayed over the area which in due course degrade the oil . Sinking is another fruitful measure , in which powdered or fine granular solids of high density are sprayed over the oil patch so as to mix with the oil , adhere to it and sink it . The most satisfactory method at present available is to disperse or emulsify the oil with suitable dispersing or emulsifying agents .