serum, blood serum
(noun) an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
Source: WordNet® 3.1
SERA
(EU, railways) Acronym of Single European Railway Area.
• AREs, ARSE, Ares, EARs, ERAs, Ersa, ares, arse, ears, eras, rase, reas, sare, sear
sera
plural of serum
• AREs, ARSE, Ares, EARs, ERAs, Ersa, ares, arse, ears, eras, rase, reas, sare, sear
Source: Wiktionary
Se"rum, n. Etym: [L., akin to Gr. sara curd.] (Physiol.) (a) The watery portion of certain animal fluids, as blood, milk, etc. (b) A thin watery fluid, containing more or less albumin, secreted by the serous membranes of the body, such as the pericardium and peritoneum. Blood serum, the pale yellowish fluid which exudes from the clot formed in the coagulation of the blood; the loquid portion of the blood, after removal of the blood corpuscles and the fibrin.
– Muscle serum, the thin watery fluid which separates from the muscles after coagulation of the muscle plasma; the watery portion of the plasma. See Muscle plasma, under Plasma.
– Serum albumin (Physiol. Chem.), an albuminous body, closely related to egg albumin, present in nearly all serous fluids; esp., the albumin of blood serum.
– Serum globulin (Physiol. Chem.), paraglobulin.
– Serum of milk (Physiol. Chem.), the whey, or fluid portion of milk, remaining after removal of the casein and fat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
