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sebaceous

adj.
US //səˈbeɪʃəs// UK //sɛbˈeɪʃəs// se·ba·ceous
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin sebaceus, from Latin sebum, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- (“to pour out”), which Proto-Germanic saipǭ ("soap") is also derived from.

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