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serine definition

ser·ine (ser′ēn′, sir′-; -in)

noun

a nonessential amino acid, HOCHCH(NH)COOH, present in small quantities in many proteins

Etymology: < L sericum, silk (see sericeous) + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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