"reflux" meaning in English

See reflux in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹiː.flʌks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-reflux.wav Forms: refluxes [plural]
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  1. The backwards flow of any fluid. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: backflow, backflux Translations (backwards flow of any fluid): отлив (otliv) [masculine] (Bulgarian), оттегляне (ottegljane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 回流 (huíliú) (Chinese Mandarin), takaisinvirtaus (Finnish), reflux [masculine] (French), Rückfluss [masculine] (German), Reflux [masculine] (German), bakflæði [neuter] (Icelandic), refluks (Indonesian), reflujo [masculine] (Spanish)
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  2. (chemistry) A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (technique using a reflux condenser): reflux [masculine] (French), Rückfluss [masculine] (German), aife [feminine] (Irish), 환류 (hwallyu) (Korean)
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  3. (pathology) The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pathology
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: acid reflux, gastric reflux, gastroesophageal reflux, hepatojugular reflux, nonreflux, refluxate, reflux condenser, yo-yo reflux Related terms: retrograde

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹiː.flʌks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-reflux.wav Forms: refluxes [present, singular, third-person], refluxing [participle, present], refluxed [participle, past], refluxed [past]
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  1. To flow back or return. Synonyms: backflow, backflux
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  2. To boil a liquid in a vessel having a reflux condenser.
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