Ser"i*cin (?), n. [L. sericus silken.] (Chem.) A gelatinous nitrogenous
material extracted from crude silk and other similar fiber by boiling
water; -- called also silk gelatin.
Ser"i*cite (?), n. [L. sericus silken.] (Min.) A kind of muscovite
occuring in silky scales having a fibrous structure. It is
characteristic of sericite schist.
||Ser`ic*te"ri*um (?), n. [See Sericeous.] (Zoöl.) A silk gland, as in
||the silkworms.
Ser"i*cul`ture (?), n. [See Sericeous, and Culture.] The raising of
silkworms.