effluent
/EF-loo-unt/nounliquid waste discharged into a river or sea
“Sensors track effluent from the plant hourly.”
- Synonyms
- discharge, outflow, sewage
- Root
- flu- (flow)
- Memory hook
- ef (out) + fluent (flowing): what flows out.
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