backflow

[ bak-floh ]
/ ˈbækˌfloʊ /
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noun

a flow of a liquid opposite to the usual or desired direction.

Origin of backflow

First recorded in 1880–85; back2 + flow

Words nearby backflow

backfist, backfit, backflap hinge, backflash, backflip, backflow, backgammon, background, background extinction, background music, background processing

Words related to backflow

indigestion, pyrosis, wane, sweep, abatement, decrease, flagging, decay, waning, shrinkage, lessening, slackening, degeneration, sinking, depreciation, diminution, retreat, subsidence, drop, recession