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📚 noun • entry_id 31090

siphon

/ˈsaɪfən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sifón
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.
The asserted fact that free hydrochloric acid is absent from the fluid removed by a siphon in cases of cancer of the stomach has been lately much discussed in Germany, and Dr Van d…
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 31091

siphon

/ˈsaɪfən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sifonar
To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.
He used a rubber tube to siphon petrol from the car's fuel tank.