adiopocere

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English

Etymology

From Latin adips, adeps (fat) + cēra (wax).

Noun

adiopocere (uncountable)

  1. A wax-like organic substance formed by the decay, in a wet and low-oxygen environment (anaerobic bacterial hydrolysis), of a dead body's fat.

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