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serum

/ˈsɪɹəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
serum
IPA
/ˈsɪɹəm/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ellipsis of blood serum.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Blood serum used as a blood product, in the practice of medicine: blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals (human or nonhuman), containing antibodies and used to transfer immunity to another individual (human or nonhuman).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A watery liquid from animal tissue, especially one that moistens the surface of serous membranes or that is exuded by such membranes when they become inflamed, such as in edema or a blister.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The watery portion of certain other animal fluids, such as milk; whey.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A skincare product of varying consistencies with a high concentration of one or more active ingredients, for a targeted purpose, such as preventing acne, repairing sun damage, or moisturizing.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *sér-o-der. Proto-Italic *serom Latin serumder. English serum From Latin serum (“whey”). Cognates include French sérum, Spanish suero, Italian siere, siero, Portuguese soro. Doublet of suero.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɪɹəm/
  • British English: /ˈsɪəɹəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

serums (plural) sera (plural)

Derived Forms

antiserum autoserum immunoserum nonserum serous serumal serumless serumuria

Phrases

blood serum convalescent serum immune serum serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase serum sickness truth serum sero-

Frequently Paired Words

sero- antidote antitoxin antivenom

Synonyms

antiserum blood serum

Rhymes With

theorem byram byrum

Questions

How do you pronounce serum?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪɹəm/.
What does serum mean?
Ellipsis of blood serum.
Where does serum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce serum

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