adipocere
[ ad-uh-poh-seer ]
/ ˈæd ə poʊˌsɪər /
noun
a waxy substance produced by the decomposition of dead animal bodies in moist burial places or under water.
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OTHER WORDS FROM adipocere
ad·i·poc·er·ous [ad-uh-pos-er-uh s] /ˌæd əˈpɒs ər əs/, adjectiveWords nearby adipocere
adipate, adipic acid, adipo-, adipocele, adipocellular, adipocere, adipocerite, adipocyte, adipogenesis, adipoid, adipokinetic
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British Dictionary definitions for adipocere
adipocere
/ (ˌædɪpəʊˈsɪə, ˈædɪpəʊˌsɪə) /
noun
a waxlike fatty substance formed during the decomposition of corpsesNontechnical name: grave-wax
Derived forms of adipocere
adipocerous (ˌædɪˈpɒsərəs), adjectiveWord Origin for adipocere
C19: via French from New Latin adiposus fat (see adipose) + French cire wax
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Medical definitions for adipocere
adipocere
[ ăd′ə-pō-sîr′ ]
n.
A brown, fatty, waxlike substance that forms on dead animal tissue in response to moisture.lipocere
Other words from adipocere
ad′i•po•cer′a•tous (-sĕr′ə-təs) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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