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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ef·flu·ent
ETYMOLOGY Latin effluent-, effluens, present participle of effluere to flow out, from ex- + fluere to flow — more at fluid DATE 1726 : flowing out : emanating, outgoing an effluent river
noun DATE 1859 : something that flows out: as a. an outflowing branch of a main stream or lake b. waste material (as smoke, liquid industrial refuse, or sewage) discharged into the environment especially when serving as a pollutant English Etymology effluent "liquid industrial waste," 1930, from L. effluens (see effluence). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 effluent ef·flu·ent / 5efluEnt / noun[U, C] (formal) liquid waste, especially chemicals produced by factories, or sewage 废水,污水(尤指工厂排出的化学废料) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ef·flu·ent I. \-nt\ adjective Etymology: Latin effluent-, effluens, present participle of effluere to flow out, from ex- + fluere to flow — more at fluent : flowing out : emanating, outgoing < the Pigeon river, whose blackened waters are flecked with white foam, effluent from the mill — American Guide Series: North Carolina > < effluent vein > < effluent stream > II. noun (-s) : something that flows out: as a. : an outflowing branch of a main stream or lake — compare affluent b. : liquid discharged as waste (as water used in an industrial process or sewage) |
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