flowback

English

Etymology

Deverbal from flow back.

Noun

flowback (countable and uncountable, plural flowbacks)

1. The flowing backward of a fluid.
   • 2013, Johannes Fink, Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals and Fluids Technology, page 213:

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

2. Any change back to a former place or situation by gradual movement.
   • 2016, Laura Guazzone, The Middle East in Global Change:

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

Anagrams

• backflow