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Answer for the clue "The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong ", 9 letters:
syneresis

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Synaeresis \Syn*[ae]r"e*sis\, Syneresis \Syn*er"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a taking or drawing together, fr. ? to take together; sy`n with + ? to take, to grasp. See Syn- , and Heresy .] (Gram.) The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two vowels ...

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

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 ]