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synaereses

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syn·er·e·sis also syn·aer·e·sis   (sĭ-něr'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.   pl. syn·er·e·ses also syn·aer·e·ses (-sēz')

  1. Linguistics The drawing together into one syllable of two consecutive vowels or syllables, as in the formation of a diphthong.

  2. Chemistry Exudation of the liquid component of a gel.


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