What is "serum" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does serum mean in English? Meaning of serum definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "serum" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "serum": an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates

Noun

  • Meaning: an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
  • Synonyms: blood serum serum
  • Hyponyms: antiserum milk whey whey
  • Hypernyms: bodily fluid body fluid humor humour liquid body substance
  • Substance Holonyms: opsonin serum albumin serum globulin
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈsɪɹ.əm/

    Hyphenation: se‧rum

  • Adjective: The clear yellowish fluid obtained upon separating whole blood into its solid and liquid components after it has been allowed to clot. Also called blood serum.Blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals, containing antibodies and used to transfer immunity to another individual, called antiserum.A watery fluid 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.The watery portion of certain animal fluids, as blood, milk, etc; whey.(skincare) An intensive moisturising product to be applied after cleansing but before a general moisturiser.
  • Synonyms:

    antibody, antiserum, agglutinin, agglutinogen, vaccine, antigen, agglutinoid, immunizer, immunotoxin,

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    serum in English: serum
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