SEBUM

sebum

(noun) the oily secretion of the sebaceous glands; with perspiration it moistens and protects the skin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sebum (countable and uncountable, plural sebums)

(physiology) A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris.

Anagrams

• embus

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12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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