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reflux
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reflux
n.
backflow, ebb, receding flow
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Reflux
Reflux is a distillation technique involving the condensation of vapors and the return of this condensate to the system from which it originated. It is used in industrial and laboratory distillations. It is also used in chemistry to supply energy to reactions over a long period of time.
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reflux
Noun
1. an abnormal backward flow of body fluids
(hypernym) pathology
(hyponym) gastroesophageal reflux, esophageal reflux, oesophageal reflux
2. the outward flow of the tide
(synonym) ebb
(hypernym) flow, flowing
(part-holonym) ebbtide
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reflux
nm.
reflux, ebb, undertow
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reflux
n.
reflux; zpětný tok
