WASTEWATER

effluent, wastewater, sewer water

(noun) water mixed with waste matter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

wastewater (countable and uncountable, plural wastewaters)

Any water that has been used in some human domestic or industrial activity and, because of that, now contains waste products.

Synonyms

• sewage

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