Sebaceous

[sɪ'beɪʃəs] or [sɪ'beʃəs]

Definition

(a.) 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.

Edited by Griffith

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Fat, fatty, unctuous, greasy, oily, oleaginous, adipose.

Checker: Thomas

Definition

adj. pertaining to or secreting fat or fatty matter: (bot.) like tallow or wax as the secretions of certain plants.—adj. Sēbac′ic pertaining to or obtained from fat.—n. Sē′bāte a salt formed by the combination of sebacic acid with a base.—adj. Sēbif′erous sebaceous.—n. Sēborrhē′a a disease of the sebaceous glands with excessive secretion—also Sēborrhœ′a.—adj. Sēborrhē′ic.—n. Sē′bum the secretion of the sebaceous glands.

Typist: Nicholas