refluent

[ ref-loo-uh nt, ruh-floo- ]

/ ˈrɛf lu ənt, rəˈflu- /

adjective

flowing back; ebbing, as the waters of a tide.

Words nearby refluent

reflexivize, reflexogenic, reflexograph, reflexology, reflexometer, refluent, reflux, reflux esophagitis, reflux oesophagitis, reflux otitis media, reforest

Origin of refluent

1690–1700; < Latin refluent- (stem of refluēns), present participle of refluere to flow back. See re-, fluent

OTHER WORDS FROM refluent

ref·lu·ence, noun

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Examples from the Web for refluent

Under the ceaseless fire of iron and lead the refluent waves came pouring back.
Lights and Shadows in Confederate Prisons|Homer B. Sprague
With a mighty throb of thankfulness and relief she felt the refluent blood stream to her heart once more.
The Outrage|Annie Vivanti
Behold this double line of exports, and observe the refluent currents of gold and silver which result from them!
Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2)|Thomas Hart Benton
But the great northern flood rolled on toward the Gulf, and in its resistless torrent was no refluent wave.
The Secret Service.|Albert D. Richardson

But one word—an old monosyllable of comfort—is borne on the refluent billow, "O my God!"
The Hart and the Water-Brooks;|John R. Macduff

British Dictionary definitions for refluent

refluent

/ (ˈrɛflʊənt) /

adjective

rare flowing back; ebbing

Derived forms of refluent

refluence, noun

Word Origin for refluent

C18: from Latin refluere to flow back

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