Syneresis
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Syneresis could refer to:
- SynaeresisSynaeresisIn linguistics, synaeresis or syneresis is a sound change by which two vowels are pronounced together rather than separately...
, contraction of two vowels into a diphthong - Syneresis (chemistry)Syneresis (chemistry)Syneresis , in chemistry, is the extraction or expulsion of a liquid from a gel, as when lymph drains from a contracting clot of blood. Another example of syneresis is the collection of whey on the surface of yogurt...
, extraction or expulsion of a liquid from a gel - Syneresis cracksSyneresis cracksSyneresis cracks are a sedimentary structure developed by the shrinkage of sediment without desiccation. Syneresis is the expulsion of a liquid from a gel-like substance. Syneresis cracks are formed by the contraction of clay in response to changes in the salinity of a liquid surrounding a...
(geology), cracks formed in mudstone by changes in the salinity of water