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Definition of Adipocere

Adipocere
Adipocere Ad"i*po*cere`, n. [L. adeps, adipis, fat + cera wax: cf. F. adipocere.] A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown color, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places. It is a result of fatty degeneration.

Meaning of Adipocere from wikipedia

- Adipocere (/ˈædɪpəˌsɪər, -poʊ-/), also known as corpse wax, grave wax or mortuary wax, is a wax-like organic substance formed by the anaerobic bacterial...
- insects present can give additional information on the postmortem interval. Adipocere, or corpse wax, may be formed, inhibiting further decomposition.: 16–18 ...
- decomposed and had reduced into large deposits of fat ("corpse wax", or adipocere), chiefly in the form of palmitic acid. During the exhumation, this fat...
- structures are the remains of adipocere (corpse wax formed by bacteria) that formed around the carc**** before burial. Such adipocere would have helped in conserving...
- studio album by Swedish black metal band Sacramentum, released through Adipocere Records on 15 May 1996. The album's musical style has been compared to...
- Springtime Depression and Love's Burial Ground were released through Adipocere Records. In 2006, Forgotten Tomb signed with Avantgarde Music and recorded...
- waxy substance called adipocere, caused by the action of soil chemicals on the body's proteins and fats. The formation of adipocere slows decomposition...
- through Spanish independent label Xtreem Music along with the entire Adipocere extended play. The Crypt reissued the album (along with the rest of the...
- by salting it out with sodium chloride. Fat in a corpse converts into adipocere, often called "grave wax". This process is more common where the amount...
- metal scene and eventually attracted the interest of independent label Adipocere Records, which signed the band for a mini-album. On 27 April 1994, Moonspell...