1. the contraction of two vowels or syllables into one, especially in poetry
Usage: linguistics; prosody
2. the drawing together or collapse of a gel or coagulated substance
Usage: chemistry; biology

Examples

• The poet used synizesis to compress ‘going’ into a single syllable.
• Synizesis occurs when two adjacent vowels merge in pronunciation.
• The gel underwent synizesis, expelling liquid as it contracted.
• Students of prosody must understand synizesis to scan classical verse properly.
• The blood clot showed synizesis as serum separated from the solid components.