— adipocerous /ad'euh pos"euhr euhs/ , adj.
/ad"euh poh sear'/ , n.
a waxy substance produced by the decomposition of dead animal bodies in moist burial places or under water.
[ 1795-1805; adipocire, equiv. to adipo- ADIPO- + cire wax cera; E e by assoc. with cera; cf. CERE 2 ]