adipocere

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 by assoc. with cera; cf. CERE2]

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