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Definition of Backflowing
1. Noun. A flow that returns toward its source.
Definition of Backflowing
1. Adjective. flowing backwards ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Backflowing
Literary usage of Backflowing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Druggist (1890)
"The lower part of the condenser will not become cool enough to condense the
outflowing vapor in a, nor hot enough to vaporize the backflowing condensed ..."
2. 50 Ways Farmers Can Protect Their Groundwater by Michael C. Hirschi, F. William Simmons, Doug Peterson, Ed Giles (1998)
"The irrigation pipeline check valve prevents the chemical and water mixture from
backflowing into the well. Some states require this to be a double check ..."
3. Collected Reprints by Jesse Francis McClendon (1902)
"This backflowing blood helps to complete the equilibration of the hydrogen in
regard to CO2. The smaller compartmen t now contains 1.5 cc. of hydrogen and ..."
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