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serous

se·rous
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [seer-uh s]
    • /ˈsɪər əs/
    • /ˈsɪə.rəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [seer-uh s]
    • /ˈsɪər əs/

Definitions of serous word

  • adjective serous resembling serum; of a watery nature. 1
  • adjective serous containing or secreting serum. 1
  • adjective serous of, relating to, or characterized by serum. 1
  • adjective serous relating to serum 1
  • adjective serous of, resembling, producing, or containing serum 0
  • adjective serous of or containing serum 0

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Origin of serous

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Medieval Latin serōsus; see serum, -ous

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Parts of speech for Serous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

serous popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for serous

adj serous

  • aqueous — In chemistry, an aqueous solution or cream has water as its base.
  • deliquescent — the act or process of deliquescing.
  • dissolvable — to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water.
  • fluid — a substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.
  • fluidic — the technology dealing with the use of a flowing liquid or gas in various devices, especially controls, to perform functions usually performed by an electric current in electronic devices.

adjective serous

  • dissolved — That has been disintegrated in a solvent.
  • doused — Simple past tense and past participle of douse.
  • liquefied — Alternative spelling of liquified.
  • liquid — composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid.
  • liquiform — Resembling a liquid.

Antonyms for serous

adjective serous

  • dehydrated — (of organisms) deprived of vital water or moisture

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