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ALL meanings of adipocere

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  • noun adipocere a waxlike fatty substance formed during the decomposition of corpses 3
  • noun adipocere a fatty or waxy substance produced in decomposing dead bodies exposed to moisture 3
  • noun adipocere a waxy substance produced by the decomposition of dead animal bodies in moist burial places or under water. 1
  • noun adipocere A grayish waxy substance formed by the decomposition of soft tissue in dead bodies subjected to moisture. 1
  • noun adipocere A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis. 0
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