Ser"mon*ize, v. t. To preach or discourse to; to affect or influence by
means of a sermon or of sermons. [R.]
Which of us shall sing or sermonize the other fast asleep?
Landor.
Ser"mon*i`zer (?), n. One who sermonizes.
Ser"o*lin (?), n. [Serum + L. oleum oil.] (Physiol. Chem.) (a) A
peculiar fatty substance found in the blood, probably a mixture of
fats, cholesterin, etc. (b) A body found in fecal matter and thought to
be formed in the intestines from the cholesterin of the bile; -- called
also stercorin, and stercolin.
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{ Se*ron" (?), Se*roon" (?), } n. [Sp. seron a kind of hamper or
pannier, aug. of sera a large pannier or basket.] Same as Ceroon.
This word as expressing a quantity or weight has no definite
signification. McElrath.
Se"rose` (?), a. Serous. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Se*ros"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. serosité. See Serous.] 1. The quality or
state of being serous.
2. (Physiol.) A thin watery animal fluid, as synovial fluid and
pericardial fluid.
Ser"o*tine (?), n. [F. sérotine, fr. L. serotinus that comes or happens
late.] (Zoöl.) The European long-eared bat (Vesperugo serotinus).
Se*rot"i*nous (?), a. [L. serotinus, fr. serus late.] (Biol.) Appearing
or blossoming later in the season than is customary with allied
species.
Se"rous (?), a. [Cf. F. séreux. See Serum.] (Physiol.) (a) Thin;
watery; like serum; as the serous fluids. (b) Of or pertaining to
serum; as, the serous glands, membranes, layers. See Serum.
Serous membrane. (Anat.) See under Membrane.
{ Ser"ow (?), Sur"row (?), } n. (Zoöl.) The thar.
||Ser"pens (?), n. [L. See Serpent.] (Astron.) A constellation
||represented as a serpent held by Serpentarius.
Ser"pent (?), n. [F., fr. L. serpens, -entis (sc. bestia), fr. serpens,
p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr. &?;&?;&?;, Skr. sarp, and
perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile. Cf. Herpes.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any reptile
of the order Ophidia; a snake, especially a large snake. See Illust.
under Ophidia.
The serpents are mostly long and slender, and move partly by bending
the body into undulations or folds and pressing them against objects,
and partly by using the free edges of their ventral scales to cling to
rough surfaces. Many species glide swiftly over the ground, some burrow
in the earth, others live in trees. A few are entirely aquatic, and
swim rapidly. See Ophidia, and Fang.