unsiphonv.
transitive. To deprive of the function of a siphon.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > flow [verb (transitive)] > make or allow (to) flow
draw1379
flow1413
unsluice1611
flush1815
tide1861
unsiphon1878
1878 J. A. Russell Sanitary Houses 19 Traps may be unsiphoned by a body of water coming down the soil pipe,..making suction behind it.
1884 E. F. Willoughby Hygiene v. 194 This simple..preventative of unsyphoning is..little appreciated.
Derivatives
unˈsiphoned adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > liquid > liquid which has been emitted > [adjective] > in or by (a) siphon > deprived of function of siphon
unsiphoned1894
1894 Times 20 Feb. 3/6 The unsyphoned traps..of the waterclosets.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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