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
- In the rainy seasons, the effluents used to overflow.
- The effluent carries oxygen from the air into the media.
- The Warrenton sewage lagoon effluent drains into the Cove.
- The effluent conduit feeds water back to the globular boiler.
- The effluent in some articles is stinking out the whole wikipedia.
- Effluent from the plant was then sent to the local utility authority.
- An effluent from the liquid chromatograph is nebulized by the nebulizer.
- The cartridges drip into the chamber below, where tubes collect the effluent.
- A second angular branch is connected to the effluent side of the booster pump.
- The gaseous effluent is preferably that resulting from the application of paint.
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