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suction

suc·tion [ súksh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. force created by pressure difference: the physical force created by a difference in pressure such as that caused by sucking a liquid through a straw

2. sucking: the act or process of sucking

[Early 17th century. < late Latin suction-< past participle of sugere "suck"]
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