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Noun: adipocere  'a-du-pow`sir [N. Amer], 'a-du-pow`si-u(r) [Brit]
  1. A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown colour, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places

Derived forms: adipoceres

Encyclopedia: Adipocere

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