slickens
plural noun
slick·ens
ˈslikənz
1
a
: the thin layer of extremely fine silt sometimes deposited by flood waters of a stream
b
: finely pulverized material from a quartz mill or washings of lighter earth sluiced away in hydraulic mining
2
: slickenside
Word History
Etymology
probably irregular from slick finely pounded ore, from German schlich slime