Etymology

sebum

se·bum
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Today it means: A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris. Full definition →

Latin sēbum
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromsēbum
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromsēbum
  3. English todaysebum

Learned borrowing from Latin sēbum (“tallow, grease; suet”).

Words from the same roots

Latinsēbum all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.