The separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)

• The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Syneresis \Syn*er"e*sis\, n. Same as Syn[ae]resis .

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Syneresis (also spelled 'synæresis' or 'synaeresis'), in chemistry, is the extraction or expulsion of a liquid from a gel , as when serum drains from a contracting clot of blood . Another example of syneresis is the collection of whey on the surface of ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong [syn: synaeresis ] the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) [syn: synaeresis ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of synaeresis English)