serine

See also: seriné and sérine

English

Etymology

From Latin sericus (“silken”).

Noun

serine (countable and uncountable, plural serines)

1. (biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid, CH₂OH.CH(NH₂)COOH, found in most animal proteins, especially silk.

Synonyms

• Ser

Derived terms

• phosphatidylserine

Translations

nonessential amino acid; CH₂OH.CH(NH₂)COOH

• Czech: serin m
• Esperanto: serino
• Finnish: seriini
• French: sérine (fr) f
• German: Serin (de) n
• Greek: σερίνη (el) f (seríni)

• Italian: serina (it)
• Japanese: セリン
• Maori: herina
• Polish: seryna f
• Romanian: serină f
• Spanish: serina (es) f
• Swedish: serin (sv)

Anagrams

• Eisner, irenes, seiner, serein, sirene

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French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: serinent, serines

Verb

serine

1. first-person singular present indicative of seriner
2. third-person singular present indicative of seriner
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of seriner
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of seriner
5. second-person singular imperative of seriner

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Italian

Noun

serine f

1. plural of serina

Anagrams

• resine, sereni, sirene