Effluent vs. Influent

Effluentadjective

Flowing out; outflowing.

Effluentnoun

A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.

Effluentnoun

Sewage water that has been (partially) treated, and is released into a natural body of water; a flow of any liquid waste.

Effluentadjective

Flowing out; as, effluent beams.

Effluentnoun

A stream that flows out of another stream or lake.

Effluentnoun

water mixed with waste matter

Effluentadjective

that is flowing outward

Effluentnoun

liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea

Effluent

Effluent is an outflowing of water or gas to a natural body of water, from a structure such as a sewage treatment plant, sewer pipe, industrial wastewater treatment plant or industrial outfall. Effluent, in engineering, is the stream exiting a chemical reactor.

Influentnoun

A stream which flows into another stream or lake.

Influentnoun

Fluids flowing in.

Influentnoun

(ecology) An organism having an important effect on a plant or animal community.

Influentadjective

Flowing in.

Influentadjective

Exercising astral influence.

Influentadjective

(ecology) Having an important effect on a plant or animal community.

Influentadjective

Flowing in.

Influentadjective

Exerting influence; influential.

Influentadjective

that is flowing inward

Influentadjective

flowing in

Influentnoun

a stream, especially a tributary, which flows into another stream or lake.