syneresis
[ si-ner-uh-sis ]
/ sɪˈnɛr ə sɪs /
noun
Physical Chemistry.
the contraction of a gel accompanied by the exudation of liquid.
Origin of syneresis
First recorded in 1570–80; variant of
synaeresis
Words nearby syneresis
synecious,
synecology,
synectics,
synectics group,
synencephalocele,
syneresis,
synergetic,
synergic,
synergid,
synergism,
synergist
Definition for syneresis (2 of 2)
synaeresis
or syn·er·e·sis
[ si-ner-uh-sis ]
/ sɪˈnɛr ə sɪs /
noun Phonetics.
the contraction of two syllables or two vowels into one, especially the contraction of two vowels so as to form a diphthong.
Example sentences from the Web for syneresis
But synalepha may occur in combinations of vowels in which syneresis would be impossible.
Modern Spanish Lyrics |VariousSyneresis, Synresis, si-ner′e-sis, n. the coalescence of two vowels or syllables—opp.
British Dictionary definitions for syneresis (1 of 2)
syneresis
synaeresis
/ (sɪˈnɪərɪsɪs) /
noun
chem
the process in which a gel contracts on standing and exudes liquid, as in the separation of whey in cheese-making
the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
another word for synizesis
Word Origin for syneresis
C16: via Late Latin from Greek
sunairesis a shortening, from
sunairein to draw together, from
syn- +
hairein to take
British Dictionary definitions for syneresis (2 of 2)
Medical definitions for syneresis
syneresis
[ sĭ-nĕr′ĭ-sĭs ]
n. pl. syn•er•e•ses (-sēz′)
The contraction of a gel, as a blood clot, and the exudation of part of its liquid component.