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reflux

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Singular
reflux

Plural
refluxes

  1. A reflux is the backwards flow of any fluid.
  2. (chemistry) Reflux is a technique of boiling a liquid in a reflux condenser for a long time

Verb

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Plain form
reflux

Third-person singular
refluxes

Past tense
refluxed

Past participle
refluxed

Present participle
refluxing

  1. If something refluxes, it flows back or returns.
  2. (chemistry) If you reflux a liquid, you boil it in a vessel having a reflux condenser.