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sebaceous

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Adjective

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se=ba=ceous

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective sebaceous has 1 sense

sebaceous(s = adj.all) greasy, oily, oleaginous - containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"

Derived form noun sebum₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

sebaceous, a. [NL. sebaceus, from L. sebum tallow, grease.].

Pertaining to, or secreting, fat; composed of fat; having the appearance of fat; as, the sebaceous secretions of some plants, or the sebaceous humor of animals. [1913 Webster]

Sebaceous cyst (Med.), a cyst formed by distention of a sebaceous gland, due to obstruction of its excretory duct. -- Sebaceous glands (Anat.), small subcutaneous glands, usually connected with hair follicles. They secrete an oily semifluid matter, composed in great part of fat, which softens and lubricates the hair and skin.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

sebaceous, adj. fatty; of or relating to tallow or fat.

Idiom

sebaceous gland (or follicle or duct) a gland etc. secreting or conveying oily matter to lubricate the skin and hair.

Etymology

L sebaceus f. sebum tallow

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THESAURUS

sebaceous

adipose, blubbery, buttery, butyraceous, chrismal, chrismatory, fat, fatty, greasy, lardaceous, lardy, mucoid, oily, oleaginous, oleic, rich, sleek, slick, slippery, smooth, soapy, suety, tallowy, unctuous, unguent, unguentary, unguentous

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sebaceous

Unctuousness

N unctuousness, unctuosity, lubricity, ointment, anointment, lubrication, unctuous, oily, oleaginous, adipose, sebaceous, unguinous, fat, fatty, greasy, waxy, butyraceous, soapy, saponaceous, pinguid, lardaceous, slippery.

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