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Siphoned vs Siphoner - What's the difference?

siphoned | siphoner |

As a verb siphoned

is (siphon).

As a noun siphoner is

one who, or that which, siphons.

siphoned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (siphon)

    • Anagrams

    * *

    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. }}