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Word entry · 8 letters

effluent

Best crossword clue

"Outflowing waste"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɛfluːənt/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted eefflntuStarts with EEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
1E2F3F4L5U6E7N8T

Definitions

  1. that is flowing outward

Word origin

From French effluent, from Latin effluens, effluentis. By surface analysis, e- + fluent.

Used in a sentence

  • The landscape was dotted with reservoirs and many many effluent streams.
  • Residents have little control over the industrial effluent that pollutes their rivers.
  • One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.

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