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adipocere

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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 (d-p-sîr)
n.
A brown, fatty, waxlike substance that forms on dead animal tissue in response to moisture. Also called lipocere.
adi·po·cera·tous (-sr-ts) adj.


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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.
Drowning investigations by Haupt, Gary / The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
That body cavity was surrounded by a thick layer of adipocere, a hard, grainy substance commonly known as grave wax.
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