Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Blood serum used as a blood product, in the practice of medicine: blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals (human or nonhuman), containing antibodies and used to transfer immunity to another individual (human or nonhuman).

    Near-synonym: antiserum

  2. (countable, uncountable)A watery liquid from animal tissue, especially one that moistens the surface of serous membranes or that is exuded by such membranes when they become inflamed, such as in edema or a blister.

    Serum

    сы́вороткаsývorotka

    сиро́ваткаsyróvatka

  3. (countable, uncountable)The watery portion of certain other animal fluids, such as milk; whey.

  4. (countable, uncountable)A skincare product of varying consistencies with a high concentration of one or more active ingredients, for a targeted purpose, such as preventing acne, repairing sun damage, or moisturizing.

More definitions
  • an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates

Examples

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  1. Flavio was injected with the serum.

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  2. Lukas injected himself with the invisibility serum.

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  3. Flavio was drenched in serum, barely alive.

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  4. Dmitri was injected with a paralyzing serum.

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  5. The serum was responsible for the horrible disfiguration.

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Translations

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yellowish fluid obtained from blood:
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yellowish fluid obtained from blood:
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yellowish fluid obtained from blood:

Origin

From Latin serum (“whey”). Cognates include French sérum, Spanish suero, Italian siere, si

From Latin serum (“whey”). Cognates include French sérum, Spanish suero, Italian siere, siero, Portuguese soro. Doublet of suero.

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Forms

plural: serums / sera
Singularserum
Pluralserums / sera

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates:blood serum

Word family

15 related words

See also

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