English

Noun

sebum ‎(countable and uncountable, plural sebums)

1. (physiology) A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris.

Derived terms

• sebaceous

Translations

Anagrams

• embus

Latin

Alternative forms

• sēvum, saevum

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *seyb- ‎(“to pour out”), whence (thought Proto-Germanic) sāpō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈseː.bum/, [ˈseː.bũ]

Noun

sēbum n ‎(genitive sēbī); second declension

1. tallow, grease
2. suet
3. hard animal fat

Declension

Second declension.

Derived terms

• sēbāceus
• sēbālis
• sēbō
• sēbōsus

Descendants

References

• sebum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sebum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “sebum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.