<prompt> Syneresis seen in a hydrocolloid gel is:Seen as water lossWater absorptionShrinkageGelation  <response>: Some basic terminologies associated with hydrocolloids. These are as follows: Sol: Colloidal suspension of very small solid particles in a continuous liquid medium.Gel: Network of fibrils that form a weak, slightly elastic brush heap structure.Gelation: Transformation from sol to gel.Liquefaction temperature: The temperature at which the gel converts to the sol state.Syneresis: Fluid exuded when gel structures reconfigure to achieve equilibrium through stress relaxation.Imbibition: Absorption of water.Micelles: The dispersed phase agglomerates to form chains or fibrils in the gel state called micelles.Reference: Materials Used in Dentistry, S Mahalaxmi first ed page no 430 