Siphon

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.

Derived terms

 * siphonic

Verb

 * 1)  to transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.
 * He used a rubber tube to siphon petrol from the car's fuel tank.

Thesaurus
adjutage, aspirator, bleed, broach, canalize, carry, catheter, channel, channelize, conduct, convey, corkscrew, crowbar, decant, draft, draft off, drain, drainpipe, draw, draw from, draw off, efflux tube, empty, exhaust, extractor, fire hose, flue pipe, flume, forceps, funnel, garden hose, gas pipe, hose, hosepipe, let, let blood, let out, milk, nipple, organ pipe, phlebotomize, pincers, pipe, pipeline, pipette, piping, pliers, press, pump, pump out, put through, put through channels, reed, reed pipe, separator, siamese, siamese connection, siphon off, snorkel, soil pipe, standpipe, steam pipe, stem, straw, suck, suck out, tap, traject, transmit, trench, tube, tubing, tubulation, tubule, tubulet, tubulure, tweezers, vacuum pump, venesect, waste pipe, water pipe, wringer

Alternative forms

 * syphon

Etymology
From σίφων:

Noun

 * Finnish:
 * Italian:
 * Korean: 사이폰 (saipon)


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Verb

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Derived terms

 * siphonner