siphons
/S AY1 F AH0 N Z/noun
- 1
A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
- 2
A soda siphon.
- 3
A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.
verb
- 1
To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.
- 2
To steal or skim off in small amounts; to embezzle.
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