adipocere

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis.

/ˈædɪpoʊˌsiɚ/ /ˈædəpoʊˌsiɚ/

adipocere adipoceres adipocire

From adipo- + Latin cēra.

grave wax

adipocerate adipoceration adipoceriform adipocerous

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