adipocere

/ˈædəpoˌsiə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis

Related words

adipose(English)adeps(English)adipocyte(English)adipolysis(English)adipophilin(English)adipocytogenesis(English)adipocytokine(English)adipogenesis(English)fatty(English)formation(English)records(English)body(English)

Sources

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