Influent Definition
ĭnflo͝o-ənt, ĭn-flo͝o-
adjective
Flowing in or into.
American Heritage
(ecology) That is an influent.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
Anything flowing in, as a tributary.
Webster's New World
An organism that has important interactions within an ecological community, but is not a dominant.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Influent
Noun
Singular:
influent
Plural:
influentsOrigin of Influent
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Middle English from Latin īnfluēns īnfluent- present participle of īnfluere to flow in influence
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin influent-, the present participle stem of influere
From Wiktionary
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