“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
REFLUXING
Verb
refluxing
present participle of reflux
Noun
refluxing (plural refluxings)
An act of boiling with a reflux condenser.
Source: Wiktionary
REFLUX
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
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COMMISERATIVE
(adjective) feeling or expressing sympathy; “made commiserative clicking sounds with his tongue”- Kenneth Roberts
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