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Webster 1913 Edition
Influent
In′flu-ent
(ĭn′flū̍-ent)
, Adj.
[L.
influens
, -entis
, p. pr. of influere
, influxum
, to flow in; pref. in-
in + fluere
to flow. See Fluid
.] 1.
Flowing in.
“With influent tide.” Cowper.
“Influent odors.” Mrs. Browning.
2.
Exerting influence; influential.
[Obs.]
I find no office by name assigned unto Dr. Cox, who was virtually
influent
upon all, and most active. Fuller.
Webster 1828 Edition
Influent
IN'FLUENT
,Adj.