Adipocere

[,ædipәu'siә]

Definition

(n.) 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.

Checker: Sinclair

Definition

n. a fatty waxy substance resulting from the decomposition of animal bodies in moist places or under water but not exposed to air.

Checker: Patrice