Sebaceous

sē-bā′shus, adj. pertaining to or secreting fat or fatty matter: ( bot. ) like tallow or wax, as the secretions of certain plants.— adj. Sēbac′ic , pertaining to or obtained from fat.— n. Sē′bāte , a salt formed by the combination of sebacic acid with a base.— adj. Sēbif′erous , sebaceous.— n. Sēborrhē′a , a disease of the sebaceous glands with exce ive secretion—also Sēborrhœ′a .— adj. Sēborrhē′ic .— n. Sē′bum , the secretion of the sebaceous glands. [Low L. sebaceus — sebum , tallow.]