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adipocere /ad·i·po·cere/ (ad´ĭ-po-sēr″) a waxy substance formed during decomposition of dead animal bodies, consisting mainly of insoluble salts of fatty acids.adipocer´atous

ad·i·po·cere (

-p

-sîr

)

A brown, fatty, waxlike substance that forms on dead animal tissue in response to moisture. Also called lipocere.

adi·po·cera·tous (-s

-t

s) adj.

Gravewax

Also called adipocere. Waxy induration of adipose tissue that occurs when an unembalmed body resides one or more months in cold wet ground

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Adipocere (redirected from Grave wax)

Adipocere
(redirected from Grave wax)