- adipocere
- adipocere [ad′ə pō sir΄, ad′əpəsir΄]n.[Fr adipocire < L adeps (see ADIPOSE) + cera, wax]a fatty or waxy substance produced in decomposing dead bodies exposed to moisture
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Adipocere — Ad i*po*cere , n. [L. adeps, adipis, fat + cera wax: cf. F. adipocere.] A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown color, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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adipocere — A fatty substance of waxy consistency into which dead animal tissues (as those of a corpse) are sometimes converted when kept from the air under certain favoring conditions of temperature. SYN: grave wax, lipocere. [adipo + L. cera, wax] * * *… … Medical dictionary
adipocere — n. a waxlike substance, consisting mainly of fatty acids, into which the soft tissues of the body can be converted after death. This usually occurs when the body is buried in damp earth or is submerged in water. Adipocere delays post mortem… … The new mediacal dictionary
adipocere — noun Etymology: modification of French adipocire, from adip + cire wax, from Latin cera more at cerumen Date: 1803 a waxy substance consisting chiefly of fatty acids and calcium soaps that is formed during decomposition of dead body fat in moist… … New Collegiate Dictionary
adipocere — adipocerous /ad euh pos euhr euhs/, adj. /ad euh poh sear /, n. a waxy substance produced by the decomposition of dead animal bodies in moist burial places or under water. [1795 1805; < F adipocire, equiv. to adipo ADIPO + cire wax < L cera; E e… … Universalium
adipocere — noun /ˈædɪpoˌsiə(r),ˈædəpoˌsiə(r)/ A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis Syn: grave wax … Wiktionary
