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This led to the discovery that long chain fatty acids would remarkably stabilize serum albumin to heat denaturation, and would even reverse the denaturation by heat or concentrated urea solutions.
Paul D. Boyer

Meaning of "serum" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SERUM

From Latin: whey.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SERUM

serum  [ˈsɪərəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SERUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Serum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SERUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of serum in the English dictionary

The definition of serum in the dictionary is antitoxin obtained from the blood serum of immunized animals. Other definition of serum is clear watery fluid, esp that exuded by serous membranes.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SERUM


antiserum
ˌæntɪˈsɪərəm
arum
ˈɛərəm
disulfiram
ˌdaɪsʌlˈfɪərəm
durum
ˈdjʊərəm
eriophorum
ˌerɪˈɒfərəm
Fareham
ˈfɛərəm
garum
ˈɡeərəm
harem
ˈhɛərəm
harum-scarum
ˈhɛərəmˈskɛərəm
Hiram
ˈhaɪərəm
iterum
ˈɪtərəm
Kanchipuram
kɑːnˈtʃiːpərəm
labarum
ˈlæbərəm
marjoram
ˈmɑːdʒərəm
omnium-gatherum
ˈɒmnɪəmˈɡæðərəm
pittosporum
pɪˈtɒspərəm
Rotherham
ˈrɒðərəm
saccharum
ˈsækərəm
Sarum
ˈsɛərəm
theorem
ˈθɪərəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SERUM

serriedly
serriedness
serriform
serrulate
serrulated
serrulation
serry
Sertorius
sertularian
seruewe
serum albumin
serum globulin
serum hepatitis
serum sickness
serumal
servable
serval
servant
servant girl
servant-like

WORDS THAT END LIKE SERUM

blood serum
broad-spectrum
Brum
centrum
conundrum
drum
Erzurum
forum
fulcrum
immune serum
mare liberum
ngultrum
quorum
rum
scrum
spectrum
the drum
the Forum
Trivandrum
truth serum

Synonyms and antonyms of serum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SERUM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «serum» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of serum

Translation of «serum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SERUM

Find out the translation of serum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of serum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «serum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

免疫血清
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

suero
570 millions of speakers

English

serum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीरम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сыворотки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

soro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সিরাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sérum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Serum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Serum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

血清
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

혈청 주사액
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Serum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

huyết thanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சீரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सीरम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

serum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

siero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

surowicy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сироватки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ser
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ορό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

serum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

serum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

serum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of serum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SERUM»

The term «serum» is very widely used and occupies the 10.679 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SERUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about serum

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7 QUOTES WITH «SERUM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word serum.
1
Paul D. Boyer
This led to the discovery that long chain fatty acids would remarkably stabilize serum albumin to heat denaturation, and would even reverse the denaturation by heat or concentrated urea solutions.
2
Paul D. Boyer
Concentrated serum albumin fractionated from blood plasma was effective in battlefield treatment of shock.
3
Chloe Bridges
My hair does get really frizzy, so I use a de-frizzing serum from Bumble and Bumble, and also Moroccan Oil is some really good stuff. Plus, I can't live without my Burt's Bees lip balm!
4
Sara Foster
I had bad skin as a teenager, and I spent all my money on facials and laser treatments and creams and cleansers and serums and all that. I wake up in the morning, and I'll cleanse with Cetaphil or a rose milk cleanser from Whole Foods. Then I use serum called DNA repair serum, and it's made by Raj Kanodia.
5
Annie Jacobsen
The Cold War had become a battlefield marked by doublespeak. Disguise, distortion, and deception were accepted as reality. Truth was promised in a serum.
6
Charles Jules Henry Nicole
I was less successful in my attempts to effect preventive vaccination against typhus by using the virus and in trying to produce large quantities of serum using large animals.
7
Douglas Wilder
If both John McCain and Obama were given a sip of truth serum, both would admit they made serious mistakes in choosing running mates in 2008.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SERUM»

Discover the use of serum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to serum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Multiple Myeloma and Related Serum Protein Disorders: An ...
The text provides clear, practical discussions extensively supported by representative images to guide the reader to accurate identification of specimens.
Neil S. Harris, William E. Winter, 2012
2
Truth serum: memoirs
Witty, affecting, and intimate memoirs by the author of Maps to Anywhere describes the events of his life, from ninth-grade algebra, to his mother's purchase of a freezer, to an encounter with a psychiatrist, as he learns to cope with his ...
Bernard Cooper, 1996
3
The Great Serum Race: Blazing the Iditarod Trail
Relates the story of the heroic role played by sled dogs, including the Siberian husky Togo, in the delivery of antitoxin serum to those stricken with diphtheria in 1925 Nome, and includes historical notes about the event as well as about ...
Debbie S. Miller, 2006
4
Circulating Nucleic Acids in Plasma and Serum: Proceedings ...
This book provides an introduction to the use of circulating nucleic acids in body fluids in clinical diagnosis.
Peter B. Gahan, 2010
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Wilson’s Disease: A Clinician's Guide to Recognition, ...
In Wilson's disease, the serum Cp is usually low, but in about 15% of patients, and a higher proportion of those with active liver disease, it will be only modestly low or normal (Tables 3.1 and 3.2). To make matters worse, about 20% of ...
George J. Brewer, 2001
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Introduction to Cell and Tissue Culture: theory and technique
18. Continue daily transferring the tissue in suspension, until it appears that cells are no longer dissociating, attaching, and spreading. 19. Observe the cultures daily and replenish spent medium. This is particularly critical in serum-free ...
Jennie P. Mather, Penelope E. Roberts, 1998
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Emil Von Behring: Infectious Disease, Immunology, Serum Therapy
The second part of the volume contains translations of 13 key articles by Behring & his associates on infectious diseases, immunology, drug testing, & therapeutics spanning 30 years of his remarkable scientific career.
Derek S. Linton, 2005
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Cell Cycle - Materials and Methods: Materials and Methods
3 Methods 3.1 Synchronization of Cells in G0/G1 Phase Two of the most commonly used methods for synchronizing cells in a GO/G1-like state are serum starvation and isoleucine deprivation. Both procedures are described below. Before ...
Michele Pagano, 1995
9
Avoiding Common Errors in the Emergency Department
Urine and serum ketones are commonly used in order to determine the diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), alcoholic ketoacidosis (AKA), and salicylate ingestion. However, there are important caveats to the use of both urine and serum ...
Amal Mattu, Arjun S. Chanmugam, Stuart P. Swadron, 2012
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METHODS IN CELL BIOLOGY
The Role of Serum The serum added to otherwise chemically defined medium may play several roles, and these may vary from one cell type to another and also with the growth conditions used. The major roles suggested have been to supply ...
David M. Prescott, 1978

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SERUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term serum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cipla, Serum Institute tie-up to market flu vaccine
Mumbai: Cipla Ltd has signed an agreement with Serum Institute of India Ltd to exclusively sell influenza vaccine Nasovac-S in India. Under this agreement ... «Livemint, May 15»
2
No 7 Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced serum is the best wrinkle …
But this new serum was available in good old Boots. And there's nothing scary about a shop which sells toothpaste, shower gel and packs of nappies. «Daily Mail, May 15»
3
No 7's Protect and Perfect Intense Advanced Serum never stops …
One of my favourites is No 7's Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Serum (£24.95, boots.com), for which new results have just been released, stating that the ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
4
Serum Chairman Says Company Held Early Merger Talks With Cipla
(Bloomberg) -- Serum Institute of India Ltd., Asia's largest vaccine maker, held preliminary discussions with generic drugmaker Cipla Ltd. on a merger, Chairman ... «Bloomberg, Feb 15»
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Scientists hail the most 'advanced anti-ageing serum' in the world
“In a way it's not about he serum, it's about the science. And people are fascinated by what is going on in their DNA. They want to know about themselves and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
6
Brazilian institute to produce Ebola-fighting serum with US cooperation
A Brazilian research center, the Butanta Institute, is negotiating an agreement with the U.S. National Institutes of Health to develop a serum to fight Ebola, ... «Fox News Latino, Nov 14»
7
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Mysterious Blue Alien Species Officially …
The serum negatively affected John Garrett (Bill Paxton) and Coulson, causing them to sketch alien markings into walls, but it had no effect on Skye. Why? «Screen Rant, Nov 14»
8
Cipla forms alliance with Serum Institute to market paediatric …
Venturing into the vaccines segment, Cipla, through its subsidiary Cipla Europe NV, has entered into an agreement to distribute Serum Institute of India Ltd's (SII) ... «Business Standard, Nov 14»
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Bizarre 'gay serum for children' rumour causes controversy in run-up …
A bizarre rumour that school children are to be injected with a "serum to make them gay" has become the centre of an unusual controversy in a Canadian ... «The Independent, Nov 14»
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Experts to Test if Survivors' Serum Can Help Ebola Patients
If effective, so-called convalescent serum could be scaled up quickly as a short-term intervention while work continues to develop drugs and vaccines. «Voice of America, Oct 14»

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