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Noun: syphon  sI-fun
  1. A tube running from liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel, such that liquid flows through the tube to the lower level
    - siphon
     
  2. (zoology) a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled
    - siphon
Verb: syphon  sI-fun
  1. Convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
    - siphon, siphon off

Derived forms: syphoning, syphoned, syphons

Type of: draw, organ, take out, tube, tubing

Encyclopedia: Syphon