serine

From Latin sericus (“silken”).

serine (countable and uncountable, plural serines)

1. (biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid, CH₂OH.CH(NH₂)COOH, found in most animal proteins, especially silk.

• Ser

• phosphatidylserine

• Eisner, irenes, seiner, serein, sirene

• Homophones: serinent, serines

serine

1. first-person singular present indicative of seriner
2. third-person singular present indicative of seriner
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of seriner
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of seriner
5. second-person singular imperative of seriner

serine f

1. plural of serina

• resine, sereni, sirene