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sebaceous
[si-bey-shuhs]
adjective
pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling tallow or fat; fatty; greasy.
secreting a fatty substance.
sebaceous
/ ɪˈɪʃə /
adjective
of or resembling sebum, fat, or tallow; fatty
secreting fat or a greasy lubricating substance
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sebaceous1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sebaceous1
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.
Spots and breakouts are common during high temperatures because there is an excess secretion of oil from our sebaceous glands.
Mammals have three types of sweat glands: apocrine, sebaceous and eccrine.
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