Sebaceous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or resembling fat or sebum; fatty.
  • adj. Secreting fat or sebum.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. of or relating to fat, sebum
  • adj. oozing fat
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Pertaining to, or secreting, fat; composed of fat; having the appearance of fat.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to tallow or fat; made of, containing, or secreting fatty matter; fatty.
  • In botany, having the appearance of tallow, grease, or fat: as, the sebaceous secretions of some plants.
  • In anatomy and zoology:
  • Fatty; oily; greasy; unctuous: as, sebaceous substances: specifically noting the secretion of the sebaceous follicles.
  • Secreting, containing, or conveying sebaceous matter: as, a sebaceous follicle, gland, or duct.
  • Same as pearl-tumor, 2.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
  • Equivalent
    fat    fatty   
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