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sebum

Pronunciation: [ˈseː.bũː]

“sebum” is a Latin word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. tallow, grease
  2. suet
  3. hard animal fat

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out”), whence also (through Proto-Germanic) sāpō.

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