effluent

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: wastewatersewer wateroutflowing

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. water mixed with waste matterSynonyms: wastewatersewer water

Adjective (1)

  1. that is flowing outwardSynonyms: outflowing
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Effluent \Ef"flu*ent\, a. [L. effluens, -entis, p. pr. of effluere to flow out; ex + fluere to flow: cf. F. effluent. See Fluent.] Flowing out; as, effluent beams. --Parnell. [1913 Webster]
Effluent \Ef"flu*ent\, n. (Geog.) A stream that flows out of another stream or lake. [1913 Webster]
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