释义 |
reflux /rēˈfluks/ noun- A flowing back, an ebb
- The process of boiling a liquid in a flask with a condenser attached so that the vapour condenses and flows back into the flask, avoiding loss by evaporation (chem; also intransitive verb and transitive verb)
- The condensed vapour involved in this process
ORIGIN: Ety as for refluent; L fluxus, -ūs a flow |