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refluxing

refluxing is the present participle and gerund of reflux.

Meaning of reflux

Verb

reflux (third-person singular simple present refluxes, present participle refluxing, simple past and past participle refluxed)

  1. To flow back or return.
    • the refluxing tide
    Synonyms:
    backflow, backflux
  2. To boil a liquid in a vessel having a reflux condenser.

See all 5 meanings of reflux

Noun

refluxing (plural refluxings)

  1. An act of boiling with a reflux condenser.

Forms of refluxing

pluralrefluxings

Questions about refluxing

What does refluxing mean?
Refluxing means an act of boiling with a reflux condenser.
What is refluxing the present participle and gerund of?
Refluxing is the present participle and gerund of reflux.
What part of speech is refluxing?
Refluxing is a noun.
What is the plural of refluxing?
The plural of refluxing is refluxings.

Words near refluxing in the dictionary

  1. refluxates
  2. refluxed
  3. refluxer
  4. refluxers
  5. refluxes
  6. refluxing
  7. refluxings
  8. refluxogenic
  9. refluxy
  10. refly
  11. reflying

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