Definition of slime. 1  1 : soft moist earth or clay; especially : viscous mud. 2  2 : a viscous, glutinous, or gelatinous substance: such asa : 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.
Ethnography is the scientific study of human social phenomena and communities, through means such as fieldwork. It is considered a branch of cultural anthropology, the branch of anthropology which focuses on the study of human societies.
(A modern urban ethnography may, for instance, focus on âsurfersâ as a culture, or âdisco fans.â) Ethnology is the branch of anthropology that involves comparative study of cultures and the analysis of that data to propose theoretical frameworks for better understanding cultural phenomena. Ethnographies are the studies that provide the raw data which ethnology analyzes to develop theories of culture.