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Noun: adipocere  ,a-du-pow'seer
  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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