effluvium vs outflow

effluvium

• A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one. 

• A condition causing the shedding of hair. 

outflow

• Something that flows out of a sewage treatment plant. 

• Any outward movement. 

• The process of flowing out. 

• A fluid that flows out. 

• A stream of gaseous material emanating from an active galactic nucleus. 

• The part of a system that allows material to flow out. 

• To flow outward.