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Serum Pronunciation
Serum is pronounced SI-ruhm, IPA /ˈsɪrəm/.
SI-ruhm
US /ˈsɪrəm/ · UK /ˈsɛrəm/
Syllables: SI · ruhm (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The clear liquid part of blood, or a concentrated liquid applied to the skin.
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Serum in a Sentence
- The lab tested her serum for antibodies.
- Apply the serum before moisturiser.
- Anti-venom serum has to be kept cold.
Common Mispronunciations of Serum
Not suh-RUHM
The front syllable takes the beat and the ending is a light ruhm. A loud second half makes it sound like the Latin plural sera.
Not SEE-ruhm
The first vowel is short in both main accents, closer to the i of sit in America and the e of set in Britain, never the ee of see.
Tip: Americans usually say SEER-uhm and the British SE-ruhm, which is the same split you hear in the word era.
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