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Definition of Effluent
1. Adjective. That is flowing outward.
2. Noun. Water mixed with waste matter.
Generic synonyms: Waste, Waste Material, Waste Matter, Waste Product
Substance meronyms: Sewage, Sewerage
Definition of Effluent
1. a. Flowing out; as, effluent beams.
2. n. A stream that flows out of another stream or lake.
Definition of Effluent
1. Adjective. Flowing out; outflowing. ¹
2. Noun. A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence. ¹
3. Noun. Sewage water that has been (partially) treated, and is released into a natural body of water; a flow of any liquid waste. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Effluent
1. an outflow [n -S]
Medical Definition of Effluent
1. Liquid waste from sewage treatment or industrial processes, especiallysuch liquid waste that is released into a river or other waterway. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Effluent
Literary usage of Effluent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Institution of Municipal Engineers, London, Incorporated Association of Municipal and County Engineers, Association of Municipal and Sanitary Engineers and Surveyors (1901)
"For an effluent water, the figures, which are a measure of the amount of ...
The amount of organic ammonia yielded by this effluent water was only one ..."
2. Evaluating Economic Instruments for Environmental Policy by Stephen Smith, Hans B. Vos (1997)
"5.1 Water effluent trading in the US Chapter 5 TRADEABLE PERMITS The various ...
The discussion below of the other systems of water effluent trading in the ..."
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