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VERNIX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vernix mean? 

VERNIX (noun)
  The noun VERNIX has 1 sense:

1. a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetusplay

  Familiarity information: VERNIX used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VERNIX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

vernix; vernix caseosa

Hypernyms ("vernix" is a kind of...):

material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)


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