effluent

Definitions

ef- (a form of ex-, 'out') + flu (flow) + -ent = 'flowing out.' In modern use it almost always names the liquid that flows out of a factory or treatment plant into the environment — industrial or sewage effluent.

Common Collocations

• 1.industrial effluent工业废水
• 2.treated effluent经处理的废水
• 3.discharge effluent排放废水
• 4.effluent treatment废水处理

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The factory was fined for dumping effluent into the river.

• 2.

  Treated effluent is much safer for the ecosystem.