flowback

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noun

The flowing backward of a fluid.

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Meanings

nounflowback (countable and uncountable, plural flowbacks)

plural flowbacks

  1. countableuncountableThe flowing backward of a fluid.

    The flowback of a proppant following fracture stimulation treatment is a major concern because of the damage to equipment and loss in well production.

    2013, Johannes Fink, Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals and Fluids Technology, page 213
  2. countableuncountableAny change back to a former place or situation by gradual movement.

    The flowback of returning Arab 'guest workers' from Arab oil-rich states may be decomposed into two components: […]

    2016, Laura Guazzone, The Middle East in Global Change

Origin

Deverbal from flow back.

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APA

flowback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flowback

MLA

“flowback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flowback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flowback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flowback.

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