effluent
adj.
flowing out
n.
something which flows out; outflowing branch of a stream
Effluent
Effluent is an outflowing of water from a natural body of water, or from a man-made structure.Effluent in the man-made sense is generally considered to be
pollution, such as the outflow from a
sewage treatment facility or the
wastewater discharge from industrial facilities. An effluent
sump pump, for instance, pumps waste from toilets installed below a main sewage line.In the context of a
nuclear power plant or nuclear processes such as creating
plutonium at the
Hanford Site, effluent refers to the cooling water that is discharged from a
nuclear reactor that may or may not be radioactive. This water is generally not physically contaminated, but is usually warmer than the body of water it discharges into.
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effluent
Noun
1. water mixed with waste matter
(synonym) wastewater, sewer water
(hypernym) waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product
(substance-holonym) sewage, sewerage
Adjective
1. that is flowing outward
(synonym) outflowing
(similar) outgoing
effluent
adj.
effluent, flowing out
effluent (m)
n.
effluent, something which flows out; outflowing branch of a stream
effluent
adj.
effluent, flowing out