- serineA nonessential amino acid, CH₂OH.CH(NH₂)COOH, found in most animal proteins, notably silk.
- sericultureThe rearing of silkworms for the production of silk.
- sericSynonym of silken, made of silk.
- sericeousOf or relating to silk; consisting of, or resembling silk; silky.
- sericinA water-soluble glycoprotein that binds the two fibroin filaments of a silk fibre.