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antisiphon

antisiphon adjective: preventing the siphoning of fluid.

Adjective

antisiphon (not comparable)

  1. Preventing the siphoning of fluid.
    • Because an antisiphon device has no role to play in these guns, they do not inspire modification, though their cylinders too can cause accidents.2007 October 5, Michael Parrish, “Paintball Accident Made Him a Widower, and Then a Crusader”, in New York Times

Origin of antisiphon

From anti- + siphon.

Questions about antisiphon

What does antisiphon mean?
Antisiphon means preventing the siphoning of fluid.
What part of speech is antisiphon?
Antisiphon is an adjective.

Words near antisiphon in the dictionary

  1. antisimoniac
  2. antisimoniacal
  3. antisine
  4. antisines
  5. antisink
  6. antisiphon
  7. antisiphoning
  8. antisite
  9. antisites
  10. antiskating
  11. antiskeptic

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