SERICIN
Ser"i*cin, n. Etym: [L. sericus silken.] (Chem.)
Defn: A gelatinous nitrogenous material extracted from crude silk and other similar fiber by boiling water; — called also silk gelatin.
SERICITE
Ser"i*cite, n. Etym: [L. sericus silken.] (Min.)
Defn: A kind of muscovite occuring in silky scales having a fibrous structure. It is characteristic of sericite schist.
SERICTERIUM
Ser`ic*te"ri*um, n. Etym: [See Sericeous.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A silk gland, as in the silkworms.
SERICULTURE
Ser"i*cul`ture, n. Etym: [See Sericeous, and Culture.]
Defn: The raising of silkworms.
SERIE
Se"rie, n. Etym: [Cf. F. série.]
Defn: Series. [Obs.]