reflux
Collocations
3VERB + REFLUX
suffers
REFLUX + NOUN
rose
PREP.
from, in, up
Definitions
noun
The backwards flow of any fluid.
[…] after a little way out to sea, there was a current and wind, always one way in the morning, the other in the afternoon. This I understood to be no more than the sets of the tide, as going out or coming in; but I afterwards understood it was occasioned by the great draft and reflux of the mighty river Orinoco […]
A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period.
The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus.
verb
To flow back or return.
the refluxing tide
To boil a liquid in a vessel having a reflux condenser.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the outward flow of the tide
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5[…] after a little way out to sea, there was a current and wind, always one way in the morning, the other in the afternoon. This I understood to be no more than the sets of the tide, as going out or c
Wiktionarythe refluxing tide
WiktionaryMy girlfriend suffers from acid reflux.
Tatoeba · #9141695An acid reflux rose up in my throat.
Tatoeba · #11562661I have acid reflux.
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