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sy·phon
(sī′fən)n. & v.
Variant of siphon.
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syphon
(ˈsaɪfən)n
(General Physics) a variant spelling of siphon
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si•phon
or sy•phon
(ˈsaɪ fən)n., v. -phoned, -phon•ing. n.
1. a U-shaped pipe that uses atmospheric pressure to draw liquid from one container, place, or level to another.
2. a projecting tubular part of some animals, esp. certain mollusks, through which liquid enters or leaves the body.
v.t., v.i. 3. to convey, draw, or pass through or as if through a siphon (sometimes fol. by off).
[1650–60; < Latin sīphōn- (s. of sīphō) < Greek síphōn, siphōn pipe, tube]
si′phon•al, si•phon′ic (-ˈfɒn ɪk) adj.
si′phon•less, adj.
si′phon•like`, adj.
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syphon
Past participle: syphoned
Gerund: syphoning
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| Noun | 1. |  syphon - a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube |
| 2. | syphon - a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled organ - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals | |
| Verb | 1. | syphon - convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon |
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