SYNERESIS

SYNERESIS Syn *er "e *sis, n.

syneresis

syn er e sis |səˈnerəsis səˈnɛrəsəs | ▶noun ( pl. synereses |-ˌsēz | ) 1 the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or single vowel. 2 Chemistry the contraction of a gel accompanied by the separating out of liquid. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek sunairesis, based on sun- ‘together ’ + hairein ‘take. ’

syneresis

syneresis |sɪˈnɪərɪsɪs | ▶noun ( pl. synereses |-siːz | ) [ mass noun ] 1 the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or single vowel. 2 Chemistry the contraction of a gel accompanied by the separating out of liquid. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek sunairesis, based on sun- ‘together ’ + hairein ‘take ’.