English Explanatory Dictionary

reflux

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The backwards flow of any fluid.
  2. A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period.
  3. The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus.
verb
  1. To flow back or return.
  2. To boil a liquid in a vessel having a reflux condenser.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹiː.flʌks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-reflux.wav

Word forms

reflux refluxes refluxing refluxed

Synonyms

backflow backflux

Related words

retrograde

Derived words

acid reflux antireflux gastric reflux gastric reflux disease gastroesophageal reflux hepatojugular reflux nonreflux refluxate reflux condenser refluxer reflux esophagitis refluxogenic refluxy yo-yo reflux
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