ebb, reflux
(noun) the outward flow of the tide
reflux
(noun) an abnormal backward flow of body fluids
Source: WordNet® 3.1
reflux (countable and uncountable, plural refluxes)
The backwards flow of any fluid.
(chemistry) A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period.
(pathology) The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus.
reflux (third-person singular simple present refluxes, present participle refluxing, simple past and past participle refluxed)
To flow back or return.
To boil a liquid in a vessel having a reflux condenser
Source: Wiktionary
Re"flux` (r"flks`), a.
Definition: Returning, or flowing back; reflex; as, reflux action.
Re"flux`, n. Etym: [F. reflux. See Refluent, Flux.]
Definition: A flowing back, as the return of a fluid; ebb; reaction; as, the flux and reflux of the tides. All from me Shall with a fierce reflux on me redound. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
