Definitions for adipocere

adipocere ad·i·po·cere

Spelling: [ad-uh-poh-seer]
IPA: /ˈæd ə poʊˌsɪər/

Adipocere is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 474 anagrams from letters in adipocere (acdeeiopr).

Definitions for adipocere

noun

  1. a waxy substance produced by the decomposition of dead animal bodies in moist burial places or under water.

Origin of adipocere

1795-1805; French adipocire, equivalent to adipo- adipo- + cire wax Latin cēra; English e by association with cēra; cf. Examples for adipocere

"Then you'll be buried in Kensal Green and turn into adipocere with the others," said Torpenhow.

He is the first to observe and describe that curious product of the decomposition of flesh known to modern chemists as adipocere.

The autopsy on the exhumed body of Perrotte Mace was inconclusive, owing to the condition of adipocere.

The brain was considerable in quantity, but changed to a state of adipocere resembling ointment of a dark brown hue.

There was not a trace of adipocere—the peculiar waxy soap that forms in bodies that decay in water or in a damp situation.

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