Effluent vs. Influent
Effluent and Influent Definitions
Effluent
Flowing out or forth.
Influent
Flowing in or into.
Effluent
A stream flowing out of a body of water.
Influent
An inflow, especially a tributary.
Effluent
An outflow from a sewer or sewage system.
Influent
A stream which flows into another stream or a lake.
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Effluent
A discharge of liquid waste, as from a factory or nuclear plant.
Influent
Fluids flowing in.
Effluent
Flowing out; outflowing.
Influent
(ecology) An organism having an important effect on a plant or animal community.
Effluent
(countable) A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.
Influent
Flowing in.
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Effluent
Sewage water that has been (partially) treated, and is released into a natural body of water; a flow of any liquid waste.
Influent
Exercising astral influence.
Effluent
Flowing out; as, effluent beams.
Influent
(ecology) Having an important effect on a plant or animal community.
Effluent
A stream that flows out of another stream or lake.
Influent
Flowing in.
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Effluent
Water mixed with waste matter
Influent
Exerting influence; influential.
I find no office by name assigned unto Dr. Cox, who was virtually influent upon all, and most active.
Effluent
That is flowing outward
Influent
That is flowing inward
