n.
Pronunciation: s ə - ' ner- ə -s ə s, - ' nir-, esp for 2 ˌ si-n ə - ' r ē -
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin synaeresis, from Greek synairesis, from synairein to contract, from syn- + hairein to take
Date: circa 1577
1 : SYNIZESIS
2 : the separation of liquid from a gel caused by contraction