sebum
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sebum
- /ˈsiːbəm/
- /ˈsiːbm̩/
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin sēbum (“tallow, grease; suet”).
noun sebums · seba
- A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris. ‘I mean, it is not simply adolescent acne caused by the over-excretion of sebum.’
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Talk about this word "sebum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sebum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sebum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sebum "sebum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sebum.
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@misc{sebum_2026,
title = {sebum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sebum},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
