synizesis

Definition of Synizesis in English :

1. synezesis, synizesis

the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Synizesis

noun

1. phonetics

the contraction of two vowels originally belonging to separate syllables into a single syllable, without diphthongization

Compare syneresis

2. cytology

the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis

nounWord forms: plural ˌsyniˈzeses (ˌsɪnəˈzisiz ; sinˌəzēˈsēz)

1.

the contraction of two adjacent vowels into a single syllable, without the formation of a diphthong

2. Biology

the massing of the chromatin in meiosis during synapsis

n. pl. syn·i·ze·ses (-sēz)

1. Linguistics The union in pronunciation of two adjacent vowels into one syllable without forming a diphthong.

2. Biology The phase of meiosis in some species in which the chromatin contracts into a mass at one side of the nucleus.