Effluent meaning

Word: Effluent

How to pronounce: ˈeflʊənt

Noun

Definitions:

1. Liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea.

Example sentences: "The bay was contaminated with the effluent from an industrial plant"


Synonyms:

wastewater

runoff

waste

drainage

sewage

outflow

flow

drain

water flow

emission

discharge

sewer

filtrate


Derivations:

effluence


Effluent in Other Languages...

Spanish:

German: Abwasserbehandlung

French:

Italian: Emissario

Turkish: Atık