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re·flux
(rē′flŭks′)n.
1. A flowing back; ebb.
2. Medicine Backflow, as of gastric acid into the esophagus.
3. Chemistry The process of refluxing.
v. re·fluxed, re·flux·ing, re·flux·es Chemistry
v.tr.
To boil (a liquid) in a vessel attached to a condenser so that the vapors continuously condense for reboiling.
v.intr.
To be boiled in such a way.
[Medieval Latin reflūxus : Latin re-, re- + Latin flūxus, flow, from past participle of fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]
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reflux
(ˈriːflʌks)vb
(Chemistry) chem to boil or be boiled in a vessel attached to a condenser, so that the vapour condenses and flows back into the vessel
n
1. (Chemistry) chem
a. an act of refluxing
b. (as modifier): a reflux condenser.
2. the act or an instance of flowing back; ebb
[C15: from Medieval Latin refluxus, from Latin refluere to flow back]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
re•flux
(ˈriˌflʌks)n.
a flowing back; ebb.
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reflux
Past participle: refluxed
Gerund: refluxing
| Imperative |
|---|
| reflux |
| reflux |
| Present |
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| I reflux |
| you reflux |
| he/she/it refluxes |
| we reflux |
| you reflux |
| they reflux |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I refluxed |
| you refluxed |
| he/she/it refluxed |
| we refluxed |
| you refluxed |
| they refluxed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am refluxing |
| you are refluxing |
| he/she/it is refluxing |
| we are refluxing |
| you are refluxing |
| they are refluxing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have refluxed |
| you have refluxed |
| he/she/it has refluxed |
| we have refluxed |
| you have refluxed |
| they have refluxed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was refluxing |
| you were refluxing |
| he/she/it was refluxing |
| we were refluxing |
| you were refluxing |
| they were refluxing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had refluxed |
| you had refluxed |
| he/she/it had refluxed |
| we had refluxed |
| you had refluxed |
| they had refluxed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will reflux |
| you will reflux |
| he/she/it will reflux |
| we will reflux |
| you will reflux |
| they will reflux |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have refluxed |
| you will have refluxed |
| he/she/it will have refluxed |
| we will have refluxed |
| you will have refluxed |
| they will have refluxed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be refluxing |
| you will be refluxing |
| he/she/it will be refluxing |
| we will be refluxing |
| you will be refluxing |
| they will be refluxing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been refluxing |
| you have been refluxing |
| he/she/it has been refluxing |
| we have been refluxing |
| you have been refluxing |
| they have been refluxing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been refluxing |
| you will have been refluxing |
| he/she/it will have been refluxing |
| we will have been refluxing |
| you will have been refluxing |
| they will have been refluxing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been refluxing |
| you had been refluxing |
| he/she/it had been refluxing |
| we had been refluxing |
| you had been refluxing |
| they had been refluxing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would reflux |
| you would reflux |
| he/she/it would reflux |
| we would reflux |
| you would reflux |
| they would reflux |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have refluxed |
| you would have refluxed |
| he/she/it would have refluxed |
| we would have refluxed |
| you would have refluxed |
| they would have refluxed |
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Noun 1. reflux - an abnormal backward flow of body fluids
pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
esophageal reflux, gastroesophageal reflux, oesophageal reflux - reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus
hepatojugular reflux - a venous reflux occurring in congestive heart failure
ureterorenal reflux - a backflow of urine from the ureter into the renal pelvis
vesicoureteral reflux - a backflow of urine from the bladder into the ureter
2. reflux - the outward flow of the tide
ebbtide - the tide while water is flowing out
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Translations
takaisinvirtaus
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
reflux
n → Rückfluss m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
re·flux
n. reflujo, flujo retrógrado;
abdominojugular ___ → ___ abdominoyugular;
esophageal ___ → ___ esofágico;
hepatojugular ___ → ___ hepatoyugular;
intrarenal ___ → ___ intrarenal;
ureterorenal ___ → ___ ureterorenal.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
reflux
n reflujo; acid — reflujo ácido; gastroesophageal — reflujo gastroesofágicoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.