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Serin vs Serine - What's the difference?

serin | serine |

As nouns the difference between serin and serine

is that serin is any of various small finches in the genus Serinus, with largely yellow plumage while serine is a nonessential amino acid, CH2OH.CH(NH2)COOH, found in most animal proteins, especially silk.

serin

English

(wikipedia serin)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various small finches in the genus Serinus , with largely yellow plumage.

    • See also

    * siskin

    Anagrams

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    serine

    English

    (wikipedia serine)

    Noun

  • (amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, CH2OH.CH(NH2)COOH, found in most animal proteins, especially silk.

    • Synonyms

    * Ser

    Derived terms

    * phosphatidylserine

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