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effluent

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛfluənt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ef′lo̅o̅ ənt)

ef•fluent (ef′lo̅o̅ ənt),USA pronunciation adj.

flowing out or forth.

something that flows out or forth;
outflow;
effluence.
a stream flowing out of a lake, reservoir, etc.
Building, Civil Engineeringsewage that has been treated in a septic tank or sewage treatment plant.
Civil Engineeringsewage or other liquid waste that is discharged into a body of water, etc.

Latin effluent- (stem of effluēns flowing out, present participle of effluere), equivalent. to ef- ef- + flu- flow + -ent- -ent
1720–30

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effluent /ˈɛflʊənt/ n

liquid discharged as waste, as from an industrial plant or sewage works
radioactive waste released from a nuclear power station
a stream that flows out of another body of water
something that flows out or forth

adj

flowing out or forth

Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin effluere to run forth, from fluere to flow

'effluent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

effluvium - tile field - seepage pit

Synonyms: emanating, flowing, issuing, emerging, arising, more...

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