(Russian vɪrnəlɪˈnjiːnsk) n (Placename) the former name of Nikolayev
vernix caseosa
vernix caseosa
[′vər·niks ‚kā·sē′ō·sə] (embryology) A cheesy deposit on the surface of the fetus derived from the stratum corneum, sebaceous secretion, and remnants of the epitrichium.