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Potion vs Serum - What's the difference?

potion | serum |

As nouns the difference between potion and serum

is that potion is a small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical while 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.

As a verb potion

is to drug.

potion

English

(wikipedia potion)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.
  • He hoped to win the princess’s heart by mixing the love potion the witch gave him into her drink.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To drug.
  • (Speed)

    Anagrams

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    serum

    English

    (wikipedia serum)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • 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.
  • Derived terms

    * antiserum * blood serum * immune serum * serous * serum sickness * truth serum