sérac
noun, plural sé·racs 
[-raks; French -rak] .
[-raks; French -rak] . a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
Also, se·rac.
Origin:
1855–60; < French sérac kind of white cheese (compare Medieval Latin serācium), ultimately < Latin serum whey
1855–60; < French sérac kind of white cheese (compare Medieval Latin serācium), ultimately < Latin serum whey
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| —n | |
| a pinnacle of ice among crevasses on a glacier, usually on a steep slope | |
| [C19: from Swiss French: a variety of white cheese (hence the ice that it resembles) from Medieval Latin serācium, from Latin serum whey] | |
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