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How to pronounce syphon in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms siphon, siphon off
Type of take out, draw
Type Words
Synonyms siphon
Type of tubing, tube
Type Words
Synonyms siphon
Type of organ

Examples of syphon

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Syphon Filter 3 is a stealth third-person shootervideo game for the PlayStation.
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The victims may have been trying to syphon fuel at the time of the blast.
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The squid use it as their escape reflex, it runs to their syphon muscles.
From the guardian.co.uk
Bankers still getting heavily rewarded for finding new ways to syphon value out of our world.
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In which the top 1% syphon more and more of the nation's wealth.
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Ford opted for a cheaper and more reliable thermo-syphon system.
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Support a few countries other than the U.S. and I'm sure Amazon will syphon off a few iTunes customers.
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Joint account for the house bills and a joint savings account to syphon off a bit too for holidays, emergencies, etc.
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A containment cap was then lowered on to the freshly cut end of the pipe, and BP now hopes to syphon oil up to the surface.
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More examples
  • Siphon: 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
  • Siphon: convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
  • Siphon: a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled
  • The word siphon (also spelled syphon) sometimes refers to a wide variety of devices that allow the flow of liquids through tubes. ...
  • A length of tube that uses gravity to move water from one location to another. Also, the organs used by some mollusks to inhale and exhale water.
  • To draw off of, take away or channel from.
  • In its simplest form no more than a plastic tube through which a clear wine or beer can be conveyed from a jar containing sediment into a clean jar or bottle.