EFFLUENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does effluent mean? 

• EFFLUENT (noun)
  The noun EFFLUENT has 1 sense:

1. water mixed with waste matter

  Familiarity information: EFFLUENT used as a noun is very rare.

• EFFLUENT (adjective)
  The adjective EFFLUENT has 1 sense:

1. that is flowing outward

  Familiarity information: EFFLUENT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EFFLUENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Water mixed with waste matter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

effluent; sewer water; wastewater

Hypernyms ("effluent" is a kind of...):

waste; waste material; waste matter; waste product (any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted)

Holonyms ("effluent" is a substance of...):

sewage; sewerage (waste matter carried away in sewers or drains)

• EFFLUENT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

That is flowing outward

Synonyms:

effluent; outflowing

Similar:

outgoing (leaving a place or a position)

Derivation:

effluence (the process of flowing out)

 Context examples 

Worthless, damaged, defective, superfluous or effluent material from industrial operations.

(Industrial Waste, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

According to EMBRAPA experts, using these low-cost effluents as a medium to grow microalgae could add value to the sugarcane and palm oil production chain by enabling the production of larger amounts of biomass and oil for energy and bioproducts.

(Brazilian researchers identify microalgae that can provide biofuels, Agência Brasil)

It is envisaged that the microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology could one day be used in the developing countries in areas lacking sanitation and installed in homes in the developed countries to help clean waste before it flows into the municipal sewerage network, reducing the burden on water companies to treat effluent.

(Electricity from Sewage: Process Also Kills Germs, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The researchers used vinasse, a byproduct of sugarcane ethanol and sugar production, and a residue known as POME (palm oil mill effluent), which results from palm processing and is used in the fertirrigation of plantations.

(Brazilian researchers identify microalgae that can provide biofuels, Agência Brasil)