Serum vs Gel - What's the difference?
serum | gel |
The clear yellowish fluid obtained upon separating whole blood into its solid and liquid components after it has been allowed to clot. Also called blood serum.
Blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals, containing antibodies and used to transfer immunity to another individual, called antiserum.
A watery fluid from animal tissue, especially one that moistens the surface of serous membranes or that is exuded by such membranes when they become inflamed, such as in edema or a blister.
The watery portion of certain animal fluids, as blood, milk, etc; whey.
(skincare) An intensive moisturising product to be applied after cleansing but before a general moisturiser.
A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
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, title= Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.
To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).
To become a gel.
To develop a rapport.
As nouns the difference between serum and gel
is that serum is the clear yellowish fluid obtained upon separating whole blood into its solid and liquid components after it has been allowed to clot. Also called blood serum while gel is a semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.As a verb gel is
to apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).serum
English
(wikipedia serum)Noun
(en-noun)Derived terms
* antiserum * blood serum * immune serum * serous * serum sickness * truth serumExternal links
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(wikipedia gel)Etymology 1
Coined by in the mid 19th century as a clipping of (gelatin), from (etyl)Noun
Charles T. Ambrose
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