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

reflexogenic, reflexograph, reflexology, reflexometer, refluent, reflux, reflux esophagitis, reflux oesophagitis, reflux otitis media, reforest, reform

Words related to reflux

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

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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
  1. an act of refluxing
  2. (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

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.