reflux
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reflux
- /ˈɹiː.flʌks/ UK
- /ˈɹi.flʌks/ Canada, US
- /ˈɹiː.flɐks/ Australia, New Zealand
noun refluxes
- The backwards flow of any fluid. […] after a little way out to sea, there was a current and wind, always one way in the morning, the other in the afternoon. This I understood to be no more than the sets of the tide, as going out or coming in; but I afterwards understood it was occasioned by the great draft and reflux of the mighty
- A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period.
- The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ebb, surge, decline, acid, oesophagitis, esophagitis, gastric, stomach, gastroesophageal, vesicoureteral, laryngopharyngeal, regurgitation, flowback, return flow, backwash, counterflow
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Talk about this word "reflux." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/reflux. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. reflux. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/reflux "reflux." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/reflux.Cite this
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title = {reflux},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reflux},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
