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Physical Chemistry. the contraction of a gel accompanied by the exudation of liquid.
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Syneresis
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| syneresis or synaeresis (sɪˈnɪərɪsɪs) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | chem 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 |
| [C16: via Late Latin from Greek sunairesis a shortening, from sunairein to draw together, from | |
| synaeresis or synaeresis | |
| —n | |
| [C16: via Late Latin from Greek sunairesis a shortening, from sunairein to draw together, from | |
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syneresis syn·er·e·sis (sĭ-něr'ĭ-sĭs)
n. pl. syn·er·e·ses (-sēz')
The contraction of a gel, as a blood clot, and the exudation of part of its liquid component.
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