| SYNAERESES | • synaereses n. Plural of synaeresis. • synæreses n. Plural of synæresis. • SYNAERESIS n. the running together of vowels into a diphthong, also SYNERESIS. |
| SYNAERESIS | • synaeresis n. (Linguistics, prosody) the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel. • synaeresis n. (Chemistry) the separating out of the liquid from a gel. • synæresis n. Alternative spelling of synaeresis. |
| SYNAGOGUES | • synagogues n. Plural of synagogue. • SYNAGOGUE n. (Greek) a Jewish church, also SYNAGOG. |
| SYNALEPHAS | • synalephas n. Plural of synalepha. • SYNALEPHA n. the melting of a final vowel or diphthong into the initial vowel or diphthong of the next word, also SYNALOEPHA. |
| SYNALOEPHA | • synaloepha n. Alternative form of synalepha. • synalœpha n. Obsolete form of synalepha. • SYNALOEPHA n. the melting of a final vowel or diphthong into the initial vowel or diphthong of the next word, also SYNALEPHA. |
| SYNANDRIUM | • synandrium n. (Botany) An androecium of which the anthers have been fused. • SYNANDRIUM n. a mass of united stamens. |
| SYNANDROUS | • synandrous adj. (Botany) Having stamen fused along both their filaments and anthers. • synandrous adj. (Botany, rare) Having stamens fused together in any way. • SYNANDROUS adj. having united stamens. |
| SYNANTHIES | • synanthies n. Plural of synanthy. • SYNANTHY n. abnormal fusion of flowers. |
| SYNANTHOUS | • synanthous adj. (Botany) Having the flowers and leaves appearing at the same time. • SYNANTHOUS adj. synanthic, flowering and leafing simultaneously. |
| SYNAPHEIAS | • SYNAPHEIA n. metrical continuity between two verses in a system, also SYNAPHEA. |
| SYNAPTASES | • synaptases n. Plural of synaptase. • SYNAPTASE n. emulsin, the white milky pulp or extract of bitter almonds. |
| SYNAPTICAL | • synaptical adj. Alternative form of synaptic. • SYNAPTICAL adj. of or pertaining to a synapse or synapses between nerve cells, also SYNAPTIC. |
| SYNARCHIES | • synarchies n. Plural of synarchy. • SYNARCHY n. joint sovereignty. |
| SYNASTRIES | • synastries n. Plural of synastry. • SYNASTRY n. coincidence of stellar influences. |
| SYNAXARION | • synaxarion n. (Christianity) A compilation of hagiographies corresponding roughly to the martyrology of the Roman Church. • SYNAXARION n. a lection containing an account of a saint's life. |