"wastewater" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-wastewater.wav [US] Forms: wastewaters [plural]
Etymology: waste + water Etymology templates: {{compound|en|waste|water}} waste + water Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wastewater (countable and uncountable, plural wastewaters)
  1. Any water that has been used in some human domestic or industrial activity and, as a result, now contains waste products. Wikipedia link: wastewater Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Water Synonyms: sewage, waste water, waste-water Translations (water containing waste products): lağım (Azerbaijani), gəndov (Azerbaijani), помия (pomija) (Bulgarian), 污水 (wūshuǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), spildevand [neuter] (Danish), rubakvo (Esperanto), jätevesi (Finnish), eaux usées [feminine, plural] (French), Abwasser [neuter] (German), acque reflue [feminine, plural] (Italian), acque di scarico [feminine, plural] (Italian), 廃水 (haisui) (Japanese), 排水 (haisui) (Japanese), 폐수 (pyesu) (Korean), മലിനജലം (malinajalaṁ) (Malayalam), فاضلاب (fâzelâb) (Persian), پساب (pasâb) (Persian), ścieki [masculine, plural] (Polish), esgoto [masculine] (Portuguese), сто́чные во́ды (stóčnyje vódy) [feminine, plural] (Russian), помо́и (pomói) [masculine, plural] (Russian), avloppsvatten [neuter] (Swedish), spillvatten [neuter] (Swedish)

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