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siphon cup

siphon cup noun: a cup with a siphon attached for carrying off any liquid in it; specifically, an oil cup in which oil is carried over the edge of a tube in a cotton wick, and so reaches the surface to be lubricated.

Noun

siphon cup (plural siphon cups)

  1. A cup with a siphon attached for carrying off any liquid in it; specifically, an oil cup in which oil is carried over the edge of a tube in a cotton wick, and so reaches the surface to be lubricated.

Forms of siphon cup

pluralsiphon cups

Questions about siphon cup

What does siphon cup mean?
Siphon cup means a cup with a siphon attached for carrying off any liquid in it; specifically, an oil cup in which oil is carried over the edge of a tube in a cotton wick, and so reaches the surface to be lubricated.
What part of speech is siphon cup?
Siphon cup is a noun.
What is the plural of siphon cup?
The plural of siphon cup is siphon cups.

Words near siphon cup in the dictionary

  1. siphoid
  2. siphoids
  3. siphon
  4. siphon condenser
  5. siphon condensers
  6. siphon cup
  7. siphon cups
  8. siphon recorder
  9. siphon recorders
  10. siphon the python
  11. siphonable

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