effluent

  • 11effluent — [[t]e̱fluənt[/t]] effluents N MASS Effluent is liquid waste material that comes out of factories or sewage works. [FORMAL] The effluent from the factory was dumped into the river... All industrial chemical plants produce waste effluents. Syn:… …

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  • 12effluent — UK [ˈefluənt] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms effluent : singular effluent plural effluents liquid waste such as sewage (= human waste) or waste from a factory …

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  • 13effluent — /ef looh euhnt/, adj. 1. flowing out or forth. n. 2. something that flows out or forth; outflow; effluence. 3. a stream flowing out of a lake, reservoir, etc. 4. sewage that has been treated in a septic tank or sewage treatment plant. 5. sewage… …

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  • 14effluent — noun Effluent is used after these nouns: ↑sewage …

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  • 15effluent — [19] Effluent is that which ‘flows out’. The word comes from the present participle of Latin effluere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and fluere ‘flow’ (source of English fluctuate, fluent, fluid, flux, and a host of derivatives) …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 16effluent — noun (C, U) liquid waste, especially chemicals or sewage: The effluent was being discharged straight into the sea …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17effluent — noun the effluent from papermaking contains may contaminants Syn: (liquid) waste, sewage, waste water, effluvium, outflow, discharge, emission …

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  • 18effluent — ef•fluent [[t]ˈɛf lu ənt[/t]] adj. 1) flowing out or forth 2) something that flows out or forth; outflow; effluence 3) a stream flowing out of a lake, reservoir, etc 4) civ sewage or other liquid waste that is discharged, as into a body of water… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19effluent — išmetimas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Medžiagų išmetimas į atmosferą. atitikmenys: angl. blow out; effluent; emission; exhaust vok. Auswurf, m; Emission, f rus. выброс, m; выхлоп, m; эмиссия, f pranc. échappement,… …

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  • 20effluent — išmetimas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Staigus dujų išsiskyrimas iš sistemos. atitikmenys: angl. blow out; effluent; emission; exhaust vok. Auswurf, m; Emission, f rus. выброс, m; выхлоп, m; эмиссия, f pranc.… …

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