adipocere

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Much more rarely, the fetus is converted into a yellowish, greasy mass to which the term adipocere is applied.

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  1. noun A brown, fatty, waxlike substance that forms on dead animal tissues in response to moisture.

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  • It's all because I know about the Grays, the ones altering the Earth's atmosphere to mutate us, the scientists say that it was bomb testing but I know the truth, and it's no coincidence that the unit of absorbed radiation is the Gray and I just noticed the colour of the site ohgod ohgod ohgo - adipocere, hey, I've been looking for you! —  MetaTalk
  • Much more rarely, the fetus is converted into a yellowish, greasy mass to which the term adipocere is applied. —  The Well-Timed Period
  • If you're ever in Munich, the corn pizza's not half bad. adipocere, quit it! —  Popular Posts Across MetaFilter
  • St. Louisans are nice and all, but seriously, you guys have a defective pizza gene. adipocere, I favorite you a million times. —  Popular Posts Across MetaFilter
  • Sunumbitch they done blowed up that mule. adipocere: ... whereas getting shot in the noggin is something of a mixed bag. —  Popular Posts Across MetaFilter
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  1. adipo(se) + Latin cēra, wax.

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  1. =F. adipocire, from Latin adeps (adip-), fat, + cera, wax.
 

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/ˈædɪpəsir/
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