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syneresis

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɪˈnɪərɪsɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(si ner′ə sis)

Inflections of 'syneresis' (n): npl: synereses

syn•er•e•sis (si ner′ə sis),USA pronunciation n.

Phoneticssynaeresis.
Chemistry[Physical Chem.]the contraction of a gel accompanied by the exudation of liquid.

variant of synaeresis 1570–80

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syneresis, synaeresis /sɪˈnɪərɪsɪs/ n

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

Etymology: 16th Century: via Late Latin from Greek sunairesis a shortening, from sunairein to draw together, from syn- + hairein to take

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