syneresis : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: syneresis	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for syneresis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
syneresis n the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong [syn: syneresis, synaeresis] the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) Synonym(s): syneresis, synaeresis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Syneresis \Syner"esis\, n. Same as {Syn[91]resis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Syn91resis \Syn[91]r"esis\, Syneresis \Syner"esis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a taking or drawing together, fr. [?] to take together; sy`n with + [?] to take, to grasp. See {Syn-}, and {Heresy}.] (Gram.) The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification; synecphonesis; -- the opposite of di[91]resis.