sebum

Plural: seba, sebums

Noun

• An oily secretion from the skin's sebaceous glands.
• the oily secretion of the sebaceous glands; with perspiration it moistens and protects the skin
• A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris.

Examples

• He felt a greasy defeat clinging to him, like sebum after a long, stressful game.