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Definitions

effluent

[ef-loo-uhnt] / ˈɛf lu ənt /
NOUN
drainage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sewerage
STRONG
bilge effluvium waste
WEAK
drain water waste water
NOUN
emanation
Synonyms
STRONG
beginning derivation drainage effluence efflux effusion ejaculation emission escape exhalation exudation flow flowing gush issuance issuing leakage oozing origin origination outflow proceeding radiation
WEAK
arising emerging outpour springing welling
Antonyms
STRONG
completion conclusion consequence effect end goal outcome outgrowth result termination
WEAK
taking withdrawal
NOUN
outflow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
discharge
STRONG
drainage effluence effluvium effusion emergence gush rush spout stream streaming
WEAK
gushing outpouring

Example Sentences

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Some rivers that have been boosted with effluent have led to the transformation of both the natural and human landscape.

From Slate • May 26, 2025

In 1994, she successfully advocated for “zero discharge” agreements from Formosa and the aluminum manufacturer Alcoa to stop liquid effluent pollution.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2024

The new study is unusual in that it calculated the mass of microplastics in landfill leachate and wastewater influent and effluent.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024

The company said it had checked all of its operating procedures, its effluent system and CCTV.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

The effluent glacier seems to run on a long curve westerly up to the Gobrin plateau.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.