SERIC

Meaning of SERIC in English

ˈsirik, ˈser- adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Latin sericus — more at sericeous

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Seres

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SERIC- — a combining form meaning "silk," used as a base in English derivatives: sericin. [ comb. form of ML sericum silk …
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SERIC — adj. archaic Chinese. [L sericus; see SILK]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SERIC — adj. archaic Chinese. [ L sericus; see SILK ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SERIC — adj. archaic Chinese. Etymology: L sericus; see SILK
Oxford English vocab
SERICIN — ˈserəsə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary seric- (from Latin sericum silk) + -in : a gelatinous protein …
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SERICITE — — sericitic /ser'i sit"ik/ , adj. /ser"euh suyt'/ , n. Mineral. a fine-grained variety of muscovite produced by the alteration …
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SERICIN — /ser"euh sin/ , n. a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together. Also called silk …
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SERICEOUS — /si rish"euhs/ , adj. 1. silky. 2. covered with silky down, as a leaf. [ 1770-80; sericeus. See SERIC-, -EOUS …
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SERICATE — /ser"i kit, -kayt'/ , adj. sericeous; silky. [ 1615-25; sericatus dressed in silk. See SERIC-, -ATE 1 ]
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SERGE — serge 1 /serrj/ , n. 1. a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used esp. for clothing. 2. cotton, rayon, or …
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