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Siphon vs Siphoner - What's the difference?

siphon | siphoner |

As nouns the difference between siphon and siphoner

is that siphon is 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 while siphoner is one who, or that which, siphons.

As a verb siphon

is to transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.

siphon

English

(wikipedia siphon)

Alternative forms

* syphon

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • a soda siphon
  • (biology) a tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.

    • Derived terms

    * siphonic

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.
    • He used a rubber tube to siphon petrol from the car's fuel tank.

    See also

    * seep * sip ----

    siphoner

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, siphons.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=May 30, author=Susan Saulny, title=As Oil Prices Soar, Restaurant Grease Thefts Rise, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Nick Damianidis, an owner, said the barrel had been hit seven or eight times since last summer by siphoners who strike in the night. }}