[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

effluent \ef"fluent\, a. l. effluens, -entis, p. pr. of
   effluere to flow out; ex + fluere to flow: cf. f. effluent.
   see fluent.
   flowing out; as, effluent beams. --parnell.
   1913 webster
see also:
fluent 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

effluent \ef"fluent\, n. geog.
   a stream that flows out of another stream or lake.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

effluent
     adj : that is flowing outward syn: outflowing
     n : water mixed with waste matter syn: wastewater, sewer
         water
see also:
outflowing wastewater sewer water 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

38 moby thesaurus words for "effluent":
   affluent, bayou, billabong, branch, confluent, confluent stream,
   dejecta, dejection, dejecture, dendritic drainage pattern,
   discharge, effused, effusive, egesta, ejecta, ejectamenta,
   ejection, excrement, excreta, excretes, extravasate, extravasated,
   extravasation, exudate, exudation, feeder, fork, outbound,
   outflowing, outgoing, outpouring, outward-bound, prong, transudate,
   transudation, tributary, waste, waste matter

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