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Syphon   /sˈaɪfən/   Listen
Syphon

noun
1.
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.  Synonym: siphon.
2.
A tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled.  Synonym: siphon.






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"Syphon" Quotes from Famous Books



... a table in the company of friends opens the heart and loosens the tongue. I have reason to believe that on the table there were things to eat, and especially to drink, but we gave them the cut direct, though I recall vaguely the fizz of soda shooting from the syphon, and afterwards holding ...
— The Princess Passes • Alice Muriel Williamson and Charles Norris Williamson

... ice in each glass; rather more than half fill the glasses with grape juice, then fill with charged water (from a syphon). ...
— Stevenson Memorial Cook Book • Various

... may be taken at the same time with the bath, or before, as is most convenient. The fountain or syphon syringe should be employed, and the water used should range from 95 degrees to 105 degrees, as best suits the sensations of the patient, being cooled a little toward the last. In general, the hot douche, of a temperature from 100 degrees to ...
— Plain Facts for Old and Young • John Harvey Kellogg



Words linked to "Syphon" :   tubing, tube, take out, zoological science, draw, zoology, organ



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