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siphon

/ˈsaɪfən/ noun C2
  1. 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.
  2. A soda siphon.
  3. A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.

Plural siphons

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