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    SYNERESIS

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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)play

    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 diphthongplay

    Synonyms:

    synaeresis; syneresis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural processes

    Hypernyms ("syneresis" is a kind of...):

    linguistic process (a process involved in human language)

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