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- [seer-uh m]
- /ˈsɪər əm/
- /ˈsɪə.rəm/
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- [seer-uh m]
- /ˈsɪər əm/
Definitions of serum word
- noun plural serum the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum. 1
- noun plural serum immune serum. 1
- noun plural serum any watery animal fluid. 1
- noun plural serum the thin, clear part of the fluid of plants. 1
- noun plural serum milk whey. 1
- noun serum fluid part of blood 1
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Origin of serum
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < Latin: whey
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Parts of speech for Serum
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serum popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
serum usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for serum
noun serum
- anti-biotic — any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.
- antibodies — any of numerous Y -shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense, each molecule and its clones having a unique binding site that can combine with the complementary site of a foreign antigen, as on a virus or bacterium, thereby disabling the antigen and signaling other immune defenses. Abbreviation: Ab.
- antibody — Antibodies are substances which a person's or an animal's body produces in their blood in order to destroy substances which carry disease.
- antisera — a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.
- antiserum — blood serum containing antibodies against a specific antigen, used to treat or provide immunity to a disease
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