effluent

²effluent

noun

Definition of EFFLUENT

: 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

Examples of EFFLUENT

1. The factory has been accused of discharging effluent into the river.

First Known Use of EFFLUENT

1859

Rhymes with EFFLUENT

affluent, confluent, congruent, influent