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syn|aer|e|sis — «sih NEHR uh sihs», noun. 1. contraction, especially of two vowels, into a diphthong or simple vowel. 2. Chemistry. the loss of liquid and resulting contraction of a gel or clot. 3. Grammar, Prosody. synizesis (def. 1). Also, syneresis. ╂[<… … Useful english dictionary
syn|ar|thro|sis — «SIHN ahr THROH sihs», noun, plural ses « seez». Anatomy. a kind of articulation admitting of no movement, as in the sockets of the teeth. ╂[< New Latin synarthrosis < Greek synárthrōsis immovable articulation < syn together, completely… … Useful english dictionary
syn|chon|dro|sis — «SIHNG kon DROH sihs», noun, plural ses « seez». Anatomy. 1. an articulation in which the bones are so fused by intervening cartilage that the joint has little or no motion. 2. symphysis. ╂[< New Latin synchondrosis < syn together + Greek… … Useful english dictionary
syn|gen|e|sis — «sihn JEHN uh sihs», noun. Biology. the formation of the germ by fusion of the male and female elements, so that the substance of the embryo is derived from both parents; sexual reproduction. ╂[< syn + genesis] … Useful english dictionary
syn|i|ze|sis — «SIHN uh ZEE sihs», noun. 1. Linguistics. the fusion of two syllables into one by the coalescence of two adjacent vowels (or of a vowel and a diphthong) without the formation of a recognized diphthong. 2. Biology. the clustering of the nuclear… … Useful english dictionary
syn|ki|ne|sis — «sihn kih NEE sihs», noun. a reflex or involuntary synergetic movement, especially of muscles. ╂[< New Latin synkinesis < syn together + kinesis kinesis < Greek kīnesis motion] … Useful english dictionary
syn|des|mo|sis — «SIHN dehs MOH sihs», noun, plural ses « seez». an articulation in which the bones are connected by ligaments, membranes, or other structures, other than those which enter into the composition of the joint. ╂[< New Latin syndesmosis < Greek … Useful english dictionary
syn|er|e|sis — «sih NEHR uh sihs», noun. = synaeresis. (Cf. ↑synaeresis) … Useful english dictionary
sis — sis·co·wet; sis·er·ara; sis·kin; sis·se·ton; sis·si·fied; sis·si·ness; sis·sle; sis·sonne; sis·soo; sis·ta·ni; sis·ten; sis·ter·less; sis·ter·li·ness; sis·tern; sis·ter·ship; sis·tren; sis·trum; sis·tru·rus; sis·y·phe·an; sis·y·rin·chi·um;… … English syllables
syn — syn·a·del·phite; syn·aes·the·sis; syn·a·gog·al; syn·a·gogue; syn·al·lag·mat·ic; syn·a·loe·pha; syn·anastomosis; syn·an·ce·ja; syn·an·gial; syn·an·gi·um; syn·an·tec·tic; syn·an·thae; syn·an·thous; syn·an·thy; syn·a·phea; syn·aposematic;… … English syllables
