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effluent (adjective)
This entry is located in the following unit: ex-, e-, ef- (page 1)
effluent (s) (noun), effluents (pl)
1. A liquid or gas that flows out or flows away; for example, a stream that flows out of a larger stream, a lake, or another body of water.
2. Liquid waste matter that results from sewage treatment or industrial processing; especially, such waste liquid released into waterways: "The factory up the river has been accused of discharging effluents into the river."
This entry is located in the following units: -ent (page 5) ex-, e-, ef- (page 1) fluct-, flucti-, -flux, flu-, flum-, -fluent, -fluence (page 2)
Word Entries containing the term: “effluent
activated sludge process, actilvated sludge effluent (s) (noun); activated sludge processes; actilvated sludge effluents (pl)
A widely used method for sewage treatment that raises the level of biological activity: An activated sludge process takes place due to an increase of contact between wastewater and actively growing micro-organisms.