synizesis, synezesis
(noun) the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
synizesis (countable and uncountable, plural synizeses)
(poetry) A poetic figure of speech in which two consecutive vowel sounds in the same word are pronounced as a single phoneme so that certain words adhere to a particular poetic meter.
(prosody) The pronunciation of two separate vowels as a single one.
(medicine) An obliteration of the pupil of the eye.
(biology) Dense clumping of chromosomes on one side of the nucleus, sometimes occurring prior to cell division.
Source: Wiktionary
Syn`i*ze"sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Med.)
Definition: An obliteration of the pupil of the eye.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: A contraction of two syllables into one; synecphonesis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2025
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
