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Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪf�n|-aɪf�n

Alternative spellings
syphon

Etymology
From Greek �ί��ν (siphon) "pipe, tube"

Noun
en-noun

1. a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, used to move liquid from one reservoir to another.
2. a soda siphon
3. biology a tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.

Translations
trans-top|a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other
Finnish: lappo
trans-mid
Korean: ��� (saipon)
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb

1. to use a siphon for moving a liquid.

#: He used a rubber tube to siphon petrol from the car's fuel tank.

Translations
Finnish: lappaa

See also
seep
sip

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