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siphoid

siphoid noun: a siphon bottle.

Noun

siphoid (plural siphoids)

  1. (dated) A siphon bottle.
    • Belonging to but detached from this is a vessel called a siphoid, to transfer the aerated liquid to a glass; the siphoid is filled from the large machine, and may then be emptied by glassfuls without any deterioration of quality.1866, Charles Knight, Arts and sciences: or, Fourth division of "The English encyclopedia", volume 1, page 113

Forms of siphoid

pluralsiphoids

Origin of siphoid

Latin sipho (“a siphon”) + -oid.

Questions about siphoid

What does siphoid mean?
Siphoid means a siphon bottle.
What part of speech is siphoid?
Siphoid is a noun.
What is the plural of siphoid?
The plural of siphoid is siphoids.

Words near siphoid in the dictionary

  1. sipfuls
  2. Sipher
  3. Siphers
  4. siphilis
  5. siphlonurid
  6. siphoid
  7. siphoids
  8. siphon
  9. siphon condenser
  10. siphon condensers
  11. siphon cup

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