vernix

/ˈvɝnɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

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noun

Uncountable

"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."

Derived from Medieval Latin vernix (“varnish”).

vernix caseosa

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How do you pronounce vernix?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɝnɪks/.

What does vernix mean?

Where does vernix come from?

Derived from Medieval Latin vernix (“varnish”).

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