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effluent

ef·flu·ent [ éffloo ənt ] (plural ef·flu·ents)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. liquid waste: liquid waste discharged from a sewage system, factory, nuclear power station, or other industrial plant

2. stream or river: a stream or river that flows out of a larger body of water such as a lake or a larger stream

[15th century. < Latin effluent-, present participle of effluere "flow out" < fluere "flow"]
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