syneresis, synaeresis
(noun) the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)
syneresis, synaeresis
(noun) the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
Source: WordNet® 3.1
synaeresis (countable and uncountable, plural synaereses)
(linguistics, prosody) the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.
(chemistry) the separating out of the liquid from a gel.
• (linguistics, prosody): metaplasm
Source: Wiktionary
Syn*ær"e*sis, Syn*er"e*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Syn-, and Heresy.] (Gram.)
Definition: The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification; synecphonesis; -- the opposite of diæresis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
