单词 | syneresis |
释义 | Word Frequency syneresis or synaeresis (sɪˈnɪərɪsɪs) noun 1. chemistry the process in which a gel contracts on standing and exudes liquid, as in the separation of whey in cheese-making 2. the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong 3. another word for synizesis Word origin C16: via Late Latin from Greek sunairesis a shortening, from sunairein to draw together, from syn- + hairein to take |
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