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synaeresis

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syn·aer·e·sis  (s-nr-ss)
n.
Variant of syneresis.
synaeresis [sɪˈnɪərɪsɪs]
n
(Chemistry) (Linguistics) a variant spelling of syneresis
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Noun1.synaeresis - the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
syneresis
linguistic process - a process involved in human language
2.synaeresis - the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)
syneresis
chemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
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SHRINKAGE CRACKS Plummer and Gostin (1981) studied many examples of mudcracks and synaeresis cracks from the rock record and in laboratory experiments and concluded that no single feature of any shrinkage crack is useful in differentiating between the two.
Mudcracks, bird's-eye, and anhydrite in intertidal/supratidal late ... by Kilibarda, Zoran; Doffin, Jason / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
 
 
 
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