effluents

[ef-loo-uhnt]

ef·flu·ent

[ef-loo-uhnt]
adjective
1.
flowing out or forth.
noun
2.
something that flows out or forth; outflow; effluence.
3.
a stream flowing out of a lake, reservoir, etc.
4.
sewage that has been treated in a septic tank or sewage treatment plant.
5.
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

su·per·ef·flu·ent, adjective
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effluent   (ěf'l-ənt)  Pronunciation Key 
Adjective   Flowing out or forth.

Noun  
  1. A stream flowing out of a body of water.

  2. An outflow or discharge of liquid waste, as from a sewage system, factory, or nuclear plant.


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