sebaceous

Meaning

Adjective

of or relating to fat, sebum
oozing fat
tallowy, waxy

Origin

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

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