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SERINE
serine
(noun) a sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
serine (countable and uncountable, plural serines)
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, CH2OH.CH(NH2)COOH, found in most animal proteins, especially silk.
Synonyms
• Ser
Anagrams
• Eisner, irenes, seiner, serein, sirene
Source: Wiktionary
Ser"ine, n. Etym: [L. sericus silken.] (Chem.)
Definition: A white crystalline nitrogenous substance obtained by the action of dilute sulphuric acid on silk gelatin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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