serine

See also: seriné and sérine

English

Etymology

From Latin sericus (“silken”).

Noun

serine (countable and uncountable, plural serines)

(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)
Polish: seryna f
Romanian: serină f
Spanish: serina (es) f
Swedish: serin (sv)

Anagrams

Eisner, irenes, seiner, serein, sirene

French

Pronunciation

Homophones: serinent, serines

Verb

serine

first-person singular present indicative of seriner
third-person singular present indicative of seriner
first-person singular present subjunctive of seriner
third-person singular present subjunctive of seriner
second-person singular imperative of seriner

Italian

Noun

serine f

plural of serina

Anagrams

resine, sereni, sirene

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