Sebaceous

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sebaceous \Se*ba"ceous\, a. [NL. sebaceus, from L. sebum tallow,
     grease.] (Physiol.)
     Pertaining to, or secreting, fat; composed of fat; having the
     appearance of fat; as, the sebaceous secretions of some
     plants, or the sebaceous humor of animals.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     {Sebaceous cyst} (Med.), a cyst formed by distention of a
        sebaceous gland, due to obstruction of its excretory duct.
        
  
     {Sebaceous glands} (Anat.), small subcutaneous glands,
        usually connected with hair follicles. They secrete an
        oily semifluid matter, composed in great part of fat,
        which softens and lubricates the hair and skin.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sebaceous
       adj : containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy
             hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
             [syn: {greasy}, {oily}, {oleaginous}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "sebaceous":
     adipose, blubbery, buttery, butyraceous, chrismal, chrismatory,
     fat, fatty, greasy, lardaceous, lardy, mucoid, oily, oleaginous,
     oleic, rich, sleek, slick, slippery, smooth, soapy, suety, tallowy,
     unctuous, unguent, unguentary, unguentous