effluent
IPA: ˈɛfɫuʌnt
noun
- (countable) A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.
- Sewage water that has been (partially) treated, and is released into a natural body of water; a flow of any liquid waste.
adjective
- Flowing out; outflowing.
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Examples of "effluent" in Sentences
- The effluent is pumped into drainage ditches. visualjohn
- Noise rose from below like effluent from a blocked toilet and the light was so dim the waitress had to check the reservation book with a torch.
- Also, if the grass courts were fertilized with fecal effluent from the Canada geese and Nutria overpopulating all of our public parks and golf courses, it would be a real "win-win" for nature and the economy.
- There have been a number of bottling plants in India where the level of the water supply has dramatically dropped and in some cases there have been studies showing that effluent from the plants has dumped cadmium, chromium and other carcinogens onto the land of those who live in the community.
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