Adipocere

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A brown, fatty, waxlike substance that forms on dead animal tissues in response to moisture.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown color, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places. It is a result of fatty degeneration.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A soft unctuous or waxy substance, of a light-brown color, produced by the decomposition of animal matter when protected from the air, and under certain conditions of temperature and humidity. It consists chiefly of ammonium margarate, with an admixture of the margarates of potassium and calcium.
    • Word Usage
    "Much more rarely, the fetus is converted into a yellowish, greasy mass to which the term adipocere is applied."
    Cross Reference
    adipocere mineral    engrease    gobbets    adipocire   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    grave wax   
    Same Context
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