reflux

[ ree-fluhks ]

noun

1. a flowing back; ebb.

reflux

/ ˈriːflʌks /

verb

1. chem to boil or be boiled in a vessel attached to a condenser, so that the vapour condenses and flows back into the vessel

noun

1. chem
   1. an act of refluxing
   2. ( as modifier )

      a reflux condenser

2. the act or an instance of flowing back; ebb

Word History and Origins

Origin of reflux¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word refluxus. See re-, flux

Word History and Origins

Origin of reflux¹

C15: from Medieval Latin refluxus , from Latin refluere to flow back

Example Sentences

Desperate to feel better, Rustigian went to urgent care, where she was told that acid reflux was one cause of her tummy troubles.

From Time

Our boy is a very colicky baby and has dealt with a lot of acid reflux maybe.

From Time

Emmanuel has a special stroller that helps keep his head in a position that won’t aggravate his persistent reflux, but Odunuga said she still has to pull over on the side of the road sometimes when she hears him projectile vomiting from the backseat.

From ProPublica

Proper use could lead to weight loss and reduction in gastric reflux.

From The Daily Beast

Acid Reflux and Indigestion - Chew a few basil leaves after a meal.

From The Daily Beast

And suddenly the guilt set in like acid reflux of the brain.

From The Daily Beast

That perpetual flux and reflux of peoples of all stations drew ever more the eyes of Europe to the Orient.

From Project Gutenberg

It is said by some that he there died of vexation because he could not discover the cause of the flux and reflux of the Euripus.

From Project Gutenberg

A revolving eddy swung him in-shore, but the reflux caught and drove him a few yards lower down.

From Project Gutenberg

So do flux and reflux—the rhythm of change—alternate and persist in everything under the sky.

From Project Gutenberg

The tides consist of two periodical motions of the waters of the sea, called the flux and reflux, or the flow and ebb.

From Project Gutenberg