refluent

ref·lu·ent

 (rĕf′lo͞o-ənt)
adj.
Flowing back; ebbing.
[Latin refluēns, refluent-, present participle of refluere, to flow back : re-, re- + fluere, to flow; see fluent.]
ref′lu·ence n.
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refluent

(ˈrɛflʊənt)
adj
rare flowing back; ebbing
[C18: from Latin refluere to flow back]
ˈrefluence n
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ref•lu•ent

(ˈrɛf lu ənt, rəˈflu-)

adj.
flowing back; ebbing, as the waters of a tide.
[1690–1700; < Latin refluent-, s. of refluēns, present participle of refluere to flow back. See re-, fluent]
ref′lu•ence, n.
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