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Reflux

noun
/ˈɹiː.flʌks/
Word Frequency: 2.5

Definitions

1.nounThe backwards flow of any fluid.
2.nounA technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period.
3.nounThe leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus.
4.verbTo flow back or return.
"the refluxing tide"
5.verbTo boil a liquid in a vessel having a reflux condenser

Synonyms

ebbsurgedeclineacidoesophagitisesophagitisgastricstomachgastroesophagealvesicoureterallaryngopharyngealregurgitation

Rhymes With

defluxac fluxc fluxdebris fluxp fluxsea flux
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