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adipocere |
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adipocere /ad·i·po·cere/ (ad´i-po-ser?) a waxy substance formed during decomposition of dead animal bodies, consisting mainly of insoluble salts of fatty acids.adipocer´atous
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Adipocere refers to a fatty wax substance that forms on bodies
either submerged in water or buried in damp conditions without oxygen
and air. That body cavity was surrounded by a thick layer
of adipocere, a hard, grainy substance commonly known as grave wax. |
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