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Definition of siphon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

siphon

noun
 
/ˈsaɪfn/
 
/ˈsaɪfn/
(also syphon)
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  1. a tube that is used to move liquid from one container down into another, lower container see also soda siphon
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySiphon is used after these nouns:
    • socket
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from French, or via Latin from Greek siphōn ‘pipe’. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.
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