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Sebaceous   /səbˈeɪʃəs/   Listen
Sebaceous

adjective
1.
Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil.  Synonyms: greasy, oily, oleaginous.  "Oily fried potatoes" , "Oleaginous seeds"



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... the wax-glands of the ears. Most of the other cutaneous glands give out buds and ramify; thus, for instance, the lachrymal glands of the upper eye-lid that secrete tears (Figure 2.286), and the sebaceous glands which secrete the fat in the skin and generally open into the hair-follicles. Sudoriferous and sebaceous glands are found only in mammals. But we find lachrymal glands in all the three classes of Amniotes—reptiles, birds, and mammals. ...
— The Evolution of Man, V.2 • Ernst Haeckel



Words linked to "Sebaceous" :   fatty, sebum, fat, sebaceous gland



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