sebaceous

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sebaceous
    adj 1: containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy
           hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
           [syn: {greasy}, {oily}, {sebaceous}, {oleaginous}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sebaceous \Se*ba"ceous\, a. [NL. sebaceus, from L. sebum tallow,
   grease.] (Physiol.)
   Pertaining to, or secreting, fat; composed of fat; having the
   appearance of fat; as, the sebaceous secretions of some
   plants, or the sebaceous humor of animals.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Sebaceous cyst} (Med.), a cyst formed by distention of a
      sebaceous gland, due to obstruction of its excretory duct.
      

   {Sebaceous glands} (Anat.), small subcutaneous glands,
      usually connected with hair follicles. They secrete an
      oily semifluid matter, composed in great part of fat,
      which softens and lubricates the hair and skin.
      [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 Moby Thesaurus words for "sebaceous":
      adipose, blubbery, buttery, butyraceous, chrismal, chrismatory,
      fat, fatty, greasy, lardaceous, lardy, mucoid, oily, oleaginous,
      oleic, rich, sleek, slick, slippery, smooth, soapy, suety, tallowy,
      unctuous, unguent, unguentary, unguentous