s 1 e 1 r 1 i 1 n 1 e 1
6 letters · 6 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine
originEtymology tree Old Chinese 絲 (*sə)der.? Ancient Greek σήρ (sḗr) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek σηρῐκός (sērĭkós)bor. Latin sēricusder. English serine From Latin sericus (“silken”). The compound was first obtained from silk protein, a particularly rich source, in 1865. See also serge.
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