HyperDic: vernix_caseosa

English > 1 sense of the expression vernix caseosa:
NOUNsubstancevernix caseosa, vernixa white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus
English > vernix caseosa: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus.
Synonymvernix
Broadermaterial, stuffThe tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
Spanishvernix caseosa, vernix
Catalanvernix caseosa, vernix

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