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Definitions for Effluent

[1] flowing out or forth.
[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.
[6] liquid discharged as waste, as from an industrial plant or sewage works
[7] radioactive waste released from a nuclear power station
[8] a stream that flows out of another body of water
[9] something that flows out or forth
[10] flowing out or forth

Words related to Effluent

discharge, sewerage, effusion, rush, effluvium, stream, spout, gush, drainage, emergence, streaming, effluence, waste, bilge, origin, ejaculation, escape, proceeding, exhalation, radiation

Words nearby Effluent

effleurage, effloresce, efflorescence, efflorescent, effluence, effluent, effluvium, efflux, effort, effort bargain, effort syndrome

Origin of Effluent

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

Other words from Effluent

su·per·ef·flu·ent , adjective

Word origin for Effluent

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

Synonyms for Effluent

discharge, drainage, effluence, effluvium, effusion, emergence, gush, rush, spout, stream, streaming, gushing outpouring