Antonyms for effluents
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ef-loo-uh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛf lu ənt |
Definition of effluents
Origin :- mid-15c., from Latin effluentem (see effluence). As a noun, from 1859; meaning "liquid industrial waste" is from 1930.
- As in outflow : noun efflux
- As in drainage : noun seepage
- As in emanation : noun emergence, discharge
- Studies of radioactivity in rivers and estuaries usually have been made in relation to the fate of effluents from nuclear plants.
- Extract from : « Atoms, Nature, and Man » by Neal O. Hines
Synonyms for effluents
- arising
- beginning
- bilge
- derivation
- discharge
- drain water
- drainage
- effluence
- effluent
- effluvium
- efflux
- effusion
- ejaculation
- emergence
- emerging
- emission
- escape
- exhalation
- exudation
- flow
- flowing
- gush
- gushing outpouring
- issuance
- issuing
- leakage
- oozing
- origin
- origination
- outflow
- outpour
- proceeding
- radiation
- rush
- sewerage
- spout
- springing
- stream
- streaming
- waste
- waste water
- welling
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