reflux

reflux
[ˈriːflʌks]
noun
  1. [mass noun](Chemistry)the process of boiling a liquid so that any vapour is liquefied and returned to the stock
    (化)回流
    ■(technical)the flowing back of a liquid, especially that of a fluid in the body
    (技)(液体,尤指体内液体)回流,反流
verb
  1. [no obj.](Chemistry)boil or cause to boil in circumstances such that the vapour returns to the stock of liquid after condensing
    (化)使回流
    ■[no obj., with adverbial of direction](technical)(of a liquid, especially a bodily fluid) flow back
    (技)(液体,尤指体内液体)回流,反流
语源
  1. Middle English: from re-andflux
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