refluent

ref·lu·ent

R0117000 (rĕf′lo͞o-ənt)adj. Flowing back; ebbing.
[Latin refluēns, refluent-, present participle of refluere, to flow back : re-, re- + fluere, to flow; see fluent.]
ref′lu·ence n.

refluent

(ˈrɛflʊənt) adjrare flowing back; ebbing[C18: from Latin refluere to flow back] ˈrefluence n

ref•lu•ent

(ˈrɛf lu ənt, rəˈflu-)

adj. flowing back; ebbing, as the waters of a tide. [1690–1700; < Latin refluent-, s. of refluēns, present participle of refluere to flow back. See re-, fluent] ref′lu•ence, n.