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sebaceous

adj
/səˈbeɪ.ʃəs/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sebaceus, from Latin sebum, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out”), which Proto-Germanic *saipǭ ("soap") is also derived from.

  1. derived from *saipǭ✻
  2. derived from *seyb-✻
  3. derived from sebum
  4. borrowed from sebaceus

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to fat, sebum.

  2. Oozing fat.

  3. Tallowy, waxy.

    • a sebaceous plant secretion

The neighborhood

Derived

keratosebaceous, nonsebaceous, pilosebaceous, sebaceous adenitis, sebaceous cyst, sebaceous follicle, sebaceous gland, sebaceousness, sebaceous nevus syndrome

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA