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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)
Synonyms:
synaeresis; syneresis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("syneresis" is a kind of...):
chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
Synonyms:
synaeresis; syneresis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("syneresis" is a kind of...):
linguistic process (a process involved in human language)
