ADIPOCERE


Meaning of ADIPOCERE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-də-pə-ˌsir ]

noun

Etymology: modification of French adipocire, from adip- + cire wax, from Latin cera — more at cerumen

Date: 1803

: a waxy substance consisting chiefly of fatty acids and calcium soaps that is formed during decomposition of dead body fat in moist or wet anaerobic conditions

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