"sebum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsibm̩/ Forms: sebums [plural], seba [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin sēbum (“tallow, grease; suet”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|sēbum||tallow, grease; suet}} Learned borrowing from Latin sēbum (“tallow, grease; suet”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|+|seba}} sebum (countable and uncountable, plural sebums or seba)
  1. (physiology) A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Bodily fluids, Physiology Derived forms: sebaceous Translations (thick oily substance): sèu [masculine] (Catalan), 皮脂 (pei⁴ zi¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 皮脂 (pízhī) (Chinese Mandarin), lůj [masculine] (Czech), talg [masculine] (Dutch), tali (Finnish), sébum [masculine] (French), Talg [masculine] (German), त्वग्वसा (tvagvasā) (Hindi), húðfeiti [feminine] (Icelandic), sebo [masculine] (Italian), 皮脂 (hishi) (alt: ひし) (Japanese), 피지 (piji) (alt: 皮脂) (Korean), sebum [neuter] (Latin), łój [masculine] (Polish), sebo [masculine] (Portuguese), ко́жное са́ло (kóžnoje sálo) [neuter] (Russian), maz (Slovak), sebo [masculine] (Spanish), talg [common-gender] (Swedish)

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      "sense": "thick oily substance",
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "hi",
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      "sense": "thick oily substance",
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "thick oily substance",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "thick oily substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "sebo"
    },
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      "alt": "ひし",
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      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "sense": "thick oily substance",
      "word": "皮脂"
    },
    {
      "alt": "皮脂",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "piji",
      "sense": "thick oily substance",
      "word": "피지"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "thick oily substance",
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      "word": "sebum"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "thick oily substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "łój"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "thick oily substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sebo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kóžnoje sálo",
      "sense": "thick oily substance",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "ко́жное са́ло"
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    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "thick oily substance",
      "word": "maz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "thick oily substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "sebo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "thick oily substance",
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      "word": "talg"
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