German Meaning of adipocere

Leichenwachs

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Definitions and Meaning of adipocere in English

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adipocere (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.

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Leichenwachs

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 w

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adipoceration => Leichenwachsbildung, adipocerate => Leichenfett, adipic acid => Adipinsäure, adipic => Adipinsäure, adipescent => fettig,