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Definition of sebaceous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sebaceous

adjective
 
/sɪˈbeɪʃəs/
 
/sɪˈbeɪʃəs/
[usually before noun] (biology)
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  1. producing a substance like oil in the body
    • the sebaceous glands in the skin
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin sebaceus (from sebum ‘tallow’) + -ous.
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