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Definitions for Reflux

[1] a flowing back; ebb.
[2] chem to boil or be boiled in a vessel attached to a condenser, so that the vapour condenses and flows back into the vessel
[3] chem an act of refluxing (as modifier ) a reflux condenser
[4] the act or an instance of flowing back; ebb

Words related to Reflux

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

Words nearby Reflux

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

Origin of Reflux

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

Word origin for Reflux

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

Synonyms for Reflux

abatement, backflow, decay, decrease, degeneration, depreciation, deterioration, diminution, drop, dwindling, flagging, lessening, recession, retreat, shrinkage, sinking, slackening, subsidence, sweep, wane, waning, weakening, withdrawal, fading away, going out, low tide, low water, outward flow, petering out, refluence, retrocession, retroflux