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serine
noun
ser·ine
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Definition of serine
: a crystalline nonessential amino acid C3H7NO3 that occurs as a residue in many proteins
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serine
noun
ser·ine
| \ ˈse(ə)r-ˌēn
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\
Medical Definition of serine
: a nonessential amino acid C3H7NO3 that occurs especially as a structural part of many proteins and phosphatidylethanolamines and is a precursor of glycine
—abbreviation Ser
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