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adiopocere

adiopocere noun: a wax-like organic substance formed by the decay, in a wet and low-oxygen environment (anaerobic bacterial hydrolysis), of a dead body's fat.

Noun

adiopocere (uncountable)

  1. A wax-like organic substance formed by the decay, in a wet and low-oxygen environment (anaerobic bacterial hydrolysis), of a dead body's fat.
    Synonyms:
    corpse wax, grave wax, mortuary wax

Synonyms of adiopocere

Origin of adiopocere

From Latin adips, adeps (“fat”) + cēra (“wax”).

Questions about adiopocere

What does adiopocere mean?
Adiopocere means a wax-like organic substance formed by the decay, in a wet and low-oxygen environment (anaerobic bacterial hydrolysis), of a dead body's fat.
What part of speech is adiopocere?
Adiopocere is a noun.

Words near adiopocere in the dictionary

  1. adinkra
  2. adinkras
  3. adinopectin
  4. adintrevimab
  5. Adio
  6. adiopocere
  7. adios
  8. Adios Motherfucker
  9. Adios Motherfuckers
  10. adiosed
  11. adioses

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