reflux

[ ree-fluhks ]

/ ˈriˌflʌks /

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noun

a flowing back; ebb.

Origin of reflux

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word refluxus.See re-, flux

Words nearby reflux

reflexology, reflexometer, reflex sensation, reflex symptom, refluent, reflux, reflux esophagitis, reflux oesophagitis, reflux otitis media, reforest, reform

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Example sentences from the Web for reflux

The colossal flux and reflux of waters produces a feeling of terrible sublimity.
The Goddess of Atvatabar|William R. Bradshaw
The canula was then drawn out with due precaution against the reflux of air.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall
This is done in the same flask after pouring off any alcohol that may have been used, and also with the reflux condenser.
The Manufacture of Paper|Robert Walter Sindall
Still it is but the beginning, and there will be a reflux before the stream sets in.
The Impostor|Harold Bindloss

The water tossed and foamed around them, and they had hard work to contend with the reflux of the sea.
James Braithwaite, the Supercargo|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for reflux

reflux

/ (ˈriːflʌks) /

verb

chem to boil or be boiled in a vessel attached to a condenser, so that the vapour condenses and flows back into the vessel

noun

chem

an act of refluxing
(as modifier)a reflux condenser

the act or an instance of flowing back; ebb

Word Origin for reflux

C15: from Medieval Latin refluxus, from Latin refluere to flow back

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for reflux

reflux

[ rē′flŭks′ ]

n.

A flowing back.

The process of refluxing.

v.

To boil a liquid in a vessel attached to a condenser so that the vapors continuously condense for reboiling.

单词	reflux
释义	reflux [ ree-fluhks ] / ˈriˌflʌks / SEE SYNONYMS FOR reflux ON THESAURUS.COM noun a flowing back; ebb. Origin of reflux First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word refluxus.See re-, flux Words nearby reflux reflexology, reflexometer, reflex sensation, reflex symptom, refluent, reflux, reflux esophagitis, reflux oesophagitis, reflux otitis media, reforest, reform Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for reflux The colossal flux and reflux of waters produces a feeling of terrible sublimity. The Goddess of Atvatabar\|William R. Bradshaw The canula was then drawn out with due precaution against the reflux of air. Fragments of science, V. 1-2\|John Tyndall This is done in the same flask after pouring off any alcohol that may have been used, and also with the reflux condenser. The Manufacture of Paper\|Robert Walter Sindall Still it is but the beginning, and there will be a reflux before the stream sets in. The Impostor\|Harold Bindloss The water tossed and foamed around them, and they had hard work to contend with the reflux of the sea. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo\|W.H.G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for reflux reflux / (ˈriːflʌks) / verb chem to boil or be boiled in a vessel attached to a condenser, so that the vapour condenses and flows back into the vessel noun chem an act of refluxing (as modifier)a reflux condenser the act or an instance of flowing back; ebb Word Origin for reflux C15: from Medieval Latin refluxus, from Latin refluere to flow back Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to reflux wane, sweep, abatement, decrease, flagging, decay, waning, shrinkage, lessening, slackening, degeneration, sinking, depreciation, diminution, retreat, subsidence, drop, recession, deterioration, withdrawal Medical definitions for reflux reflux [ rē′flŭks′ ] n. A flowing back. The process of refluxing. v. To boil a liquid in a vessel attached to a condenser so that the vapors continuously condense for reboiling. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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reflux

noun

Origin of reflux

Words nearby reflux

Example sentences from the Web for reflux

British Dictionary definitions for reflux

verb

noun

Word Origin for reflux

Words related to reflux

Medical definitions for reflux

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