REFLUX

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. the backwards flow of any fluid
  2. a technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period
  3. The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus

Verb

  1. To boil a liquid in a vessel having a reflux condenser


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