effluent
/'efluənt/
Definition
Noun:
- Water mixed with waste matter: Liquid waste or sewage that is discharged into a river, sea, or other body of water, often from industrial or residential sources.
Adjective:
- That is flowing outward: Describing something, typically a liquid, that is flowing out or emanating from a source.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The factory was fined for dumping toxic effluent into the river.
- The treatment plant cleans the effluent before releasing it into the ocean.
Adjective (less common):
- The effluent gases from the volcano created a hazardous plume.
- Scientists studied the effluent stream from the underground spring.
Advanced Usage
"Industrial effluent": A common collocation specifically referring to liquid waste from factories or industrial processes.
- Strict regulations govern the disposal of industrial effluent.
"Effluent discharge": The act or point of releasing waste liquid.
- The effluent discharge point is located two kilometers offshore.
Variants and Related Words
- Effluence (n): The act or process of flowing out. (e.g., )
- Effluvium (n): An unpleasant or harmful odor, secretion, or discharge. (This is a related but distinct word, often for gases or smells.)
Synonyms
- Noun: Wastewater, sewage, discharge, outflow.
- Adjective: Outflowing, emanating, issuing.
Related Phrases
"Treated effluent": Wastewater that has been processed to remove harmful contaminants.
- The treated effluent is safe for agricultural use.
"Effluent standards": Legal limits on the pollutants allowed in discharged wastewater.
- The new factory must comply with stringent effluent standards.
Adjective
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that is flowing outward
Noun
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water mixed with waste matter
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