SERINES

Noun

serines

plural of serine

Anagrams

• Eisners, seiners, sirenes

Source: Wiktionary


SERINE

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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MODEST

(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”


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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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