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All effluent synonyms

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noun effluent

  • efflux — outward flow, as of water.
  • seepage — the act or process of seeping; leakage.
  • discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
  • sewerage — the removal of waste water and refuse by means of sewers.
  • origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
  • effusion — the act of effusing or pouring forth.
  • proceedingproceeds. something that results or accrues. the total amount derived from a sale or other transaction: The proceeds from the deal were divided equally among us. the profits or returns from a sale, investment, etc.
  • radiation — Physics. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body. the energy transferred by these processes.
  • flowing — moving in or as in a stream: flowing water.
  • origination — to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.
  • efflux — outward flow, as of water.
  • beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
  • derivation — The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source.
  • outflow — the act of flowing out: We need flood control to stem the river's outflow.
  • flow — to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
  • gush — to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement: Water gushed from the broken pipe.
  • drainage — the act or process of draining.
  • effluence — the action or process of flowing out; efflux.
  • leakage — an act of leaking; leak.
  • oozing — (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings.
  • issuing — the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims.
  • issuance — the act of issuing.
  • rush — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
  • effluvium — a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious.
  • stream — a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
  • spout — to emit or discharge forcibly (a liquid, granulated substance, etc.) in a stream or jet.
  • streaming — a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
  • waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
  • bilge — The bilge or the bilges are the flat bottom part of a ship or boat.
  • sewage — the waste matter that passes through sewers.
  • bilge water — Nautical. bilge (def 1d).
  • runoff — a final contest held to determine a victor after earlier contests have eliminated the weaker contestants.
  • overflow — to flow or run over, as rivers or water: After the thaw, the river overflows and causes great damage.
  • arising — to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise: He arose from his chair when she entered the room.
  • outpour — outpouring.
  • springing — a snare for catching small game.
  • welling — a hole drilled or bored into the earth to obtain water, petroleum, natural gas, brine, or sulfur.
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