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Effluent   /ˈɛfluənt/   Listen
noun
Effluent  n.  (Geog.) A stream that flows out of another stream or lake.



adjective
Effluent  adj.  Flowing out; as, effluent beams.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Effluent" Quotes from Famous Books



... immense waste and loss. Amongst these waste products the worst are those coming from chemical works, paper works, bleach works, etc. If the paper works be those working up wood pulp, the pollutions of effluent water will be about as noxious as they well can be. You will have gums and resins from the wood, calcium chloride from the bleach vats, acids from the "sours"; resin, and resin-soaps; there may also be alumina salts present. Now alumina, lime, resin, and resin-soaps, etc., ...
— The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing - Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association • Watson Smith



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