A slug was a gastropod mollusc which was found on Earth (TV: The Ark in Space [+]Loading...["The Ark in Space (TV story)"]) and could be dehydrated by salt.
Luke Smith suggested that if the Slitheen were made mostly of water, salt would dehydrate them like slugs. However, it was soon realised that the Slitheen were calcium-based and allergic to vinegar. (TV: Revenge of the Slitheen [+]Loading...["Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)"])
The Builders resembled eight-inch slugs. (PROSE: Primitives [+]Loading...["Primitives (short story)"])
Donna Noble thought that Sylvia Noble made the Tenth Doctor sound like a slug when she called him "that Doctor". (AUDIO: Out of this World [+]Loading...["Out of this World (audio story)"])
Jamie McCrimmon called the Saurians "slimy slugs" and "filthy slugs." (PROSE: Lords of the Galaxy [+]Loading...["Lords of the Galaxy (short story)"])