reflux

reflux
1. noun
a) 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 river Orinoco...

b) a technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period
2. verb
To boil a liquid in a vessel having a reflux condenser

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  • reflux — [ rəfly ] n. m. • 1532; de re et flux 1 ♦ Mouvement des eaux marines qui se retirent à marée descendante. ⇒ jusant. Le flux et le reflux de la mer. « Le flux les apporta; le reflux les remporte » (P. Corneille). ♢ Fig. « Un flux et reflux d… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • reflux — REFLÚX, refluxuri, s.n. Fază de coborâre a nivelului mărilor şi oceanelor în cadrul fenomenului de maree. ♦ fig. Dare înapoi, descreştere; regres. – Din fr. reflux. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  Reflux ≠ flux Trimis de siveco …   Dicționar Român

  • Reflux — (von lat. refluxus „Rückfluss“) steht in der Medizin für folgende pathologische Rückflüsse von einem Hohlorgan in ein anderes: Gastroösophagealer Reflux, Rückfluss vom Magen (Gaster) in die Speiseröhre (Ösophagus), siehe Refluxösophagitis… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • reflux — Reflux. s. m. v. Mouvement reglé de la mer qui se retire & qui s éloigne du rivage aprés le flux. Il y a flux & reflux dans l Ocean. il prit le temps du reflux pour passer. en certains endroits de la mediterrannée. il y a flux & reflux. Il se dit …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Reflux — Re flux , n. [F. reflux. See {Refluent}, {Flux}.] A flowing back, as the return of a fluid; ebb; reaction; as, the flux and reflux of the tides. [1913 Webster] All from me Shall with a fierce reflux on me redound. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • REFLUX — REFLUX, обратный ток, затекание жидкости (мочи или контрастного вещества) в противоестественном направлении; В урологии термин R. применяется 1) в отношении затекания мочи из мочевого пузыря в мочеточник и лоханку пу зырно мочеточниковый R., 2)… …   Большая медицинская энциклопедия

  • Reflux — Re flux (r? fl?ks ), a. Returning, or flowing back; reflex; as, reflux action. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reflux — index decrease, outflow Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • reflux — (n.) early 15c., a flowing back (of the sea, etc.), from M.L. refluxus, from L. re back, again (see RE (Cf. re )) + fluxus a flowing (see FLUX (Cf. flux)). Digestive sense is recorded from 1937 …   Etymology dictionary

  • reflux — [rē′fluks΄] n. [ME < ML refluxus < pp. of L refluere: see REFLUENT] a flowing back; ebb; specif., regurgitation of food from the stomach to the esophagus …   English World dictionary

  • Reflux — This article is about using reflux in chemical engineering and chemistry. For the reflux of stomach acids, see articles on heartburn, acid indigestion, and gastroesophageal reflux. For the reflux of urine, see vesicoureteral reflux. Reflux is a… …   Wikipedia

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