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effluent

[ef-loo-uhnt]

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flowing out or forth.

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noun

something that flows out or forth; outflow; effluence.

a stream flowing out of a lake, reservoir, etc.

sewage that has been treated in a septic tank or sewage treatment plant.

sewage or other liquid waste that is discharged into a body of water, etc.

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

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su·per·ef·flu·ent, adjective

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Use or dispose of the cleansed wastewater, called effluent.

The trick the researchers use to boost the cleansing action of ultraviolet is to add a light-activated catalyst to the effluent.

The effluent from the skimmer did not, nor will the effluent from this skimmer.

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effluent (ˈɛflʊənt)

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

—*adj*
5.	flowing out or forth

[C18: from Latin effluere to run forth, from fluere to flow]

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effluent

"liquid industrial waste," 1930, from L. effluens (see effluence).

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effluent

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