Etymology

serolin

S1E1R1O1L1I1N1

Today it means: A fatty substance found in the blood, probably a mixture of fats, cholesterol, etc. Full definition →

Latin oleum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromoleum“oil”
  2. English todayserolin

From serum + Latin oleum (“oil”) + -in.

Words from the same roots

Latinoleum all →

oiloleumcardolcosmolineerythroleic acidleucoline-ol-ola-oleoleiferousoleo-oleosaccharumphenetolpinacolinrhigolenesalicylolsinapoline

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