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effluent (adjective, noun)
– : (adjective) flowing out,
(noun): something that flows out: such as
a : an outflowing branch of a main stream or lake
b : waste material (such as smoke, liquid industrial refuse, or sewage) discharged into the environment especially when serving as a pollutant
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Effluent comes from the Latin verb effluere, “to flow out”. In an older meaning, an effluent was a stream flowing out of a river or lake. But nowadays effluent almost always means wastes that pour into our water and air. Liquid factory waste, smoke, and raw sewage can all be called effluents. An effluent filter keeps treated waste flowing out of a septic tank from clogging up its drainage pipes.
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