ef·flu·ent ( f l - nt)adj. Flowing out or forth. n. Something that flows out or forth, especially: a. A stream flowing out of a body of water. b. An outflow from a sewer or sewage system. c. A discharge of liquid waste, as from a factory or nuclear plant. [Middle English, from Latin efflu  ns, effluent-, present participle of effluere, to flow out : ex-, ex- + fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.] |
effluent
Noun
liquid discharged as waste, for instance from a factory or sewage works [Latin effluere to flow out]
| effluent (fl-nt) 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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| Noun | 1. |  effluent - water mixed with waste matter waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers" |
| Adj. | 1. | effluent - that is flowing outward outgoing - leaving a place or a position; "an outgoing steamship" |
effluent
Translations
n effluent [ˈefluənt]
(a flowing out of) waste matter from a factory etc. afval فَضَلات المَصْنَع отпадъчни води odpadní voda spildevand das Abwasser απόβλητα residuos äravool, heitvesi مواد برون ریز؛ مواد زائد päästö, jätevesi effluent שְׁפָכִים कूडा़-करकट otjecanje kifolyó limbah útstreymi effluente 廃液 유출물, 폐수 nuotėkos notekūdeņi bahan buangan afvalwater kloakk-/spillvann ściek defluente reziduuri промышленный сток odpadová voda odplaka otpadne vode utsläpp, avlopp สิ่งปฏิกูลจากโรงงาน (sıvı) fabrika atığı 流出物，污水 рідкі промислові відходи صنعتی فضلہ sự tuôn ra 流出物，污水
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