Associations to the word «Effluent»

Wiktionary

EFFLUENT, adjective. Flowing out; outflowing.
EFFLUENT, noun. A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.
EFFLUENT, noun. Sewage water that has been (partially) treated, and is released into a natural body of water; a flow of any liquid waste.

Dictionary definition

EFFLUENT, noun. Water mixed with waste matter.
EFFLUENT, adjective. That is flowing outward.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King