Vernix

/ˈvɝnɪks/

Synonyms for "vernix" (1 found)

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Noun(1 words)
vernix caseosa

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lipid rich layervernix caseosa

Collocations

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fetal vernixnewborn vernixvernix caseosavernix coatingvernix layer

Inflections

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Derivations

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vernix caseosa

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The cheesy stuff is called vernix, and it's a natural moisturizer that protects the baby's skin while she's in the womb.

Source: wiktionary

But when – like Troy in the end of the film – you are presented for the first time with an angry, purple, bloody, vernix-covered, shit-smeared, breathing human being, everything changes.

Source: wiktionary

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