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Definition of "reflux" []
- A flowing back; ebb. (noun)
- Chemistry The process of refluxing. (noun)
- To boil (a liquid) in a vessel attached to a condenser so that the vapors continuously condense for reboiling. (verb-transitive)
- To be boiled in such a way. (verb-intransitive)
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Use "reflux" in a sentence
- "Turns out he had SEVERE reflux, which is probably why he stopped screaming as soon as he was pciked up and started again when he was put down … ugh!"
- "Turns out he had SEVERE reflux, which is probably why he stopped screaming as soon as he was pciked up and started again when he was put down...ugh!"
- "Medical reasons like what's known as reflux or difficulty with heartburn at night to restless leg syndrome, where your legs feel creepy crawly and can't get still."
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