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sebiferous

sebiferous adjective: producing sebum; sebaceous.

Adjective

sebiferous (comparative more sebiferous, superlative most sebiferous)

  1. (obsolete) Producing sebum; sebaceous.
    • sebiferous duct
    • sebiferous glands

Forms of sebiferous

comparativemore sebiferous
superlativemost sebiferous

Origin of sebiferous

Latin sebum (“tallow”) + -ferous.

Words that rhyme with sebiferous

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Questions about sebiferous

What does sebiferous mean?
Sebiferous means producing sebum; sebaceous.
What part of speech is sebiferous?
Sebiferous is an adjective.

Words near sebiferous in the dictionary

  1. Sebeș
  2. Sebiba
  3. sebic
  4. sebid
  5. sebids
  6. sebiferous
  7. sebific
  8. sebil
  9. Sebilian
  10. sebilla
  11. sebillas

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