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grave wax

grave wax noun: a waxy substance found on corpses; adipocere.

Noun

grave wax (uncountable)

  1. A waxy substance found on corpses; adipocere.

Origin of grave wax

From grave + wax.

Questions about grave wax

What does grave wax mean?
Grave wax means a waxy substance found on corpses; adipocere.
What part of speech is grave wax?
Grave wax is a noun.

Words near grave wax in the dictionary

  1. grave marker
  2. grave markers
  3. Grave Mixture
  4. grave robber
  5. grave robbers
  6. grave wax
  7. Grave's oak
  8. grave-dancy
  9. grave-good
  10. grave-goods
  11. grave-rob

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