SERUM
What does "SERUM" mean?
The clear, pale-yellow fluid that separates from blood when it clots.
Meanings
- The watery part of blood remaining after clotting, free of cells and clotting proteins. The lab spun the sample to separate the serum. technical
- Such fluid, or a preparation from it, used to deliver antibodies or treatment. An antivenom serum was rushed to the hospital. technical
- A concentrated liquid cosmetic applied to the skin. She dabbed a vitamin C serum under her eyes each morning.
Did you know?
- Before it meant blood fluid, 'serum' was Latin for whey - the thin liquid that separates when milk curdles, which is exactly what serum does to blood.
Word origin
From Latin 'serum' meaning 'whey, watery fluid', the liquid left when milk curdles, later applied to the watery part of blood.
Remember it
SERUM is the watery part left behind - think of whey, its original Latin meaning, separating from the curds.
A little poem
Spin the red away-
what stays is amber, patient,
carrying the cure.
haiku
Wordplay
- The skincare aisle and the snake-venom lab both sell serum - one clears your face, the other clears your bloodstream.
What it teaches
Strip a thing down to its clearest part and you often find exactly what was doing the carrying.
Quick facts
What does SERUM mean?
The clear, pale-yellow fluid that separates from blood when it clots.
Is SERUM a valid word?
Yes — SERUM is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SERUM?
SERUM has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SERUM come from?
From Latin 'serum' meaning 'whey, watery fluid', the liquid left when milk curdles, later applied to the watery part of blood.
What can SERUM teach us?
Strip a thing down to its clearest part and you often find exactly what was doing the carrying.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.