Defn: A white crystalline nitrogenous substance obtained by the action of dilute sulphuric acid on silk gelatin.
SERIO-COMIC; SERIO-COMICAL
Se`ri*o-com"ic, Se`ri*o-com"ic*al, a.
Defn: Having a mixture of seriousness and sport; serious and comical.
SERIOUS
Se"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. serius: cf. F. sérieux, LL. seriosus.]
1. Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not
light, gay, or volatile.
He is always serious, yet there is about his manner a graceful ease.
Macaulay.
2. Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving. Beaconsfield.
3. Important; weighty; not trifling; grave. The holy Scriptures bring to our ears the most serious things in the world. Young.
4. Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a serious injury.
Syn.
— Grave; solemn; earnest; sedate; important; weighty. See Grave.
— Se"ri*ous*ly, adv.
— Se"ri*ous*ness, n.
SERIPH
Ser"iph, n. (Type Founding)