Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serine

/ˈsɪə(ɹ)iːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: ser-ine
IPA: /ˈsɪə(ɹ)iːn/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Chinese 絲 (*sə)der.? Ancient Greek σήρ (sḗr) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek σηρῐκός (sērĭkós)bor. Latin sēricusder. English serine From Latin sericus (“silken”). The compound was first obtained from silk protein, a particularly rich source, in 1865. See also serge.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: sericus

Usage

Inflected Forms

serines (plural)

Derived Forms

benserazide buserelin cycloserine phosphatidylserine phosphoserine polyserine serinolysis seryl

Frequently Paired Words

mul:S mul:Ser

Questions

How do you pronounce serine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪə(ɹ)iːn/.
What does serine mean?: A nonessential amino acid, CH₂OH.CH(NH₂)COOH, found in most animal proteins, notably silk.
Where does serine come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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