Etymology

sebiferous

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Today it means: Producing sebum; sebaceous. Full definition →

Latin sebum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsebum“tallow”
  2. English todaysebiferous

Latin sebum (“tallow”) + -ferous.

Words from the same roots

Latinsebum all →

suetsebaceoussebumsebiparous

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