1. The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
   - syneresis 
2. The separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)
   - syneresis

Derived forms: synaereses

Type of: chemical action, chemical change, chemical process, linguistic process

Encyclopedia: Synaeresis

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