effluent
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effluent
- /ˈɛfluːənt/ UK
- /ˈɛfluənt/ US
Where it comes from
From French effluent, from Latin effluens, effluentis. By surface analysis, e- + fluent.
adjective
- Flowing out; outflowing. But while the effluent beams of the sun, and their quickening power in the natural sphere, furnish a good illustration of my idea of the Holy Spirit, I may, perhaps, illustrate the idea still better by a reference to human thoughts and affections […]
noun effluents
- A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence. The landscape was dotted with reservoirs and many many effluent streams.
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Sewage or waste water discharged into a natural body of water.
Residents have little control over the industrial effluent that pollutes their rivers.
Similar: discharge
Translations
Talk about this word "effluent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/effluent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. effluent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/effluent "effluent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/effluent.Cite this
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title = {effluent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
