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syneresis
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syneresis /syn·er·e·sis/ (si-ner´e-sis) a drawing together of the particles of the dispersed phase of a gel, with separation of some of the disperse medium and shrinkage of the gel.
syn·er·e·sis (s-nr-ss)
n. pl. syn·er·e·ses (-sz)
The contraction of a gel, as a blood clot, and the exudation of part of its liquid component.
syneresis (siner´sis),
n a process by which a fluid exudate forms on the surface of a hydrocolloid gel, even when the gel is in water or in a humid atmosphere. It is accompanied by shrinkage of the gel.
syneresis
a drawing together of the particles of the disperse phase of a gel, with separation of some of the disperse medium and shrinkage of the gel. Occurs in the shrinkage of the gel of the vitreous with release of fluid.


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