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Serum vs Sedum - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between serum and sedum

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 sedum is any of various succulent plants, of the genus Sedum, native to temperate zones; the stonecrop.

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

    Related terms

    * sero-

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    sedum

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various succulent plants, of the genus Sedum , native to temperate zones; the stonecrop

    • External links

    * ("sedum" on Wikipedia) * ("sedum" species on Wikimedia)

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