smegmatic

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• Smegmatic — Smeg*mat ic, a. Being of the nature of soap; soapy; cleansing; detersive. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• smegma — A foul smelling, pasty accumulation of desquamated epidermal cells and sebum that has collected in moist areas of the genitalia. [G. unguent] s. clitoridis the secretion of the apocrine glands of the clitoris, in combination with desquamating… …   Medical dictionary

• smegma —   n. soapy matter of sebaceous gland.    ♦ smegmatic, a. like soap; cleansing …   Dictionary of difficult words

• smegma — n. a sebaceous secretion in the folds of the skin, esp. of the foreskin. Derivatives: smegmatic adj. Etymology: L f. Gk smegma atos detergent f. smekho cleanse …   Useful english dictionary