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back⋅flow

[bak-floh]
–noun
a flow of a liquid opposite to the usual or desired direction.

Origin:
1880–85; back 2 + flow
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back·flow   (bāk'flō')   
n.  A flow of fluid in the opposite direction of its regular flow.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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