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serine

Main Entry:: ser·ine
Pronunciation:: \ˈser-ˌēn\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: International Scientific Vocabulary sericin + ²-ine
Date:: 1880

: a crystalline nonessential amino acid C₃H₇NO₃ that occurs as a residue in many proteins

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