syn·er·e·sis also syn·aer·e·sis (sĭ-něrĭ-sĭs)
n. pl. syn·er·e·ses (-sēz)
► Linguistics. The drawing together into one syllable of two consecutive vowels or syllables, as in the formation of a diphthong.
► Chemistry. Exudation of the liquid component of a gel.

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syneresis
[Late Latin synaeresis, from Greek sunairesis, from sunairein, to contract  : sun-, syn- + hairein, to take, grasp.]

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