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Meaning of vernix | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈvɜːnɪks

Definitions

Vernix caseosa; a fatty deposit covering the skin of newborn babies.

uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi lapsenkina
Français Vernix

Examples

“The cheesy stuff is called vernix, and it's a natural moisturizer that protects the baby's skin while she's in the womb.”
“But when – like⟳ Troy in the end⟳ of the film – you are presented for the first time with an angry, purple, bloody, vernix-covered, shit-smeared, breathing human being, everything changes.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

vernix caseosa vernodalin vernoguinoside vernolepin vernolic acid Vernon

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