1. the contraction of a gel accompanied by the separation of liquid
Usage: chemistry; technical
2. the pronunciation of two adjacent vowels as one syllable
Usage: linguistics; phonetics

Examples

• The syneresis of the protein gel caused water to separate from the solid matrix.
• Syneresis occurs when cheese curds release whey during the aging process.
• The linguist studied syneresis in the pronunciation of certain diphthongs.
• In some dialects, syneresis transforms two-syllable words into single syllables.
• The gel showed clear signs of syneresis after sitting overnight.