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siphonic
Variant of siphon
noun
- a bent tube used for carrying liquid from a reservoir over the top edge of its container to a point below the surface of the reservoir: the tube must be filled, as by suction, before flow will start
- siphon bottle
- a tubelike organ in some animals, as cuttlefishes, used for drawing in or ejecting liquids
transitive verb
to draw off or carry through or as through a siphon
intransitive verb
to pass through a siphon
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