Our skin is coated with sebum, a natural moisturizing oil.
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Sebum
//ˈsibm̩//
Synonyms for "sebum" (7 found)
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22 translations across 21 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- sèu noun (thick oily substance)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 皮脂 noun (thick oily substance)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 皮脂 noun (thick oily substance)
Czech
1 entries- lůj noun (thick oily substance)
Dutch
1 entries- talg noun (thick oily substance)
Finnish
1 entries- tali noun (thick oily substance)
French
1 entries- sébum noun (thick oily substance)
German
1 entries- Talg noun (thick oily substance)
Hindi
1 entries- त्वग्वसा noun (thick oily substance)
Icelandic
1 entries- húðfeiti noun (thick oily substance)
Italian
1 entries- sebo noun (thick oily substance)
Japanese
1 entries- 皮脂 noun (thick oily substance)
Korean
2 entries- 개기름 noun (thick oily substance)
- 피지 noun (thick oily substance)
Latin
1 entries- sebum noun (thick oily substance)
Polish
1 entries- łój noun (thick oily substance)
Portuguese
1 entries- sebo noun (thick oily substance)
Russian
1 entries- ко́жное са́ло noun (thick oily substance)
Slovak
1 entries- maz noun (thick oily substance)
Spanish
1 entries- sebo noun (thick oily substance)
Swedish
1 entries- talg noun (thick oily substance)
Vietnamese
1 entries- bã nhờn noun (thick oily substance)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Sebum is a natural oily substance produced by the sebaceous glands in the skin.
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When sebum mixes with bacteria on the skin, it can create a bad smell.
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Sebum is typically a pale yellow color.
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