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sebaceous

[ si-bey-shuhs ]

adjective

, Physiology.
  1. pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling tallow or fat; fatty; greasy.
  2. secreting a fatty substance.


sebaceous

/ sɪˈbeɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. of or resembling sebum, fat, or tallow; fatty
  2. secreting fat or a greasy lubricating substance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sebaceous1

From the New Latin word sēbāceus, dating back to 1720–30. See sebum, -aceous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sebaceous1

C18: from Late Latin sēbāceus, from sebum
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Example Sentences

Our follicles are attached to sebaceous glands, which make oil called sebum to add moisture to the hair.

It also dissolves sebum, an oily, waxy substance produced by the sebaceous glands near your hair follicles.

But instead, the culprit in the saliva is a protein called Fel d1, which is produced in a cat's salivary and sebaceous glands.

From Salon

Spots and breakouts are common during high temperatures because there is an excess secretion of oil from our sebaceous glands.

From BBC

Mammals have three types of sweat glands: apocrine, sebaceous and eccrine.

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