How to pronounce effluent
American English pronunciation
EF-loo-unt
- IPA
- /ˈɛfluənt/
- Syllables
- EF · loo · unt (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What effluent means
Waste water that flows out from a factory or plant
In a sentence: Scientists tested the effluent from the paper mill to keep the river clean.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning "flowing out."
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