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refluent
[ ref-loo-uhnt, ruh-floo- ]
/ ˈrɛf lu ənt, rəˈflu- /
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adjective
flowing back; ebbing, as the waters of a tide.
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Origin of refluent
OTHER WORDS FROM refluent
ref·lu·ence, nounWords nearby refluent
reflexed, reflexion, reflexive, reflexivize, reflexology, refluent, reflux, reflux oesophagitis, reforest, reform, reformate
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British Dictionary definitions for refluent
refluent
/ (ˈrɛflʊənt) /
adjective
rare flowing back; ebbing
Derived forms of refluent
refluence, nounWord Origin for refluent
C18: from Latin refluere to flow back
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