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Meaning of 'adipocere' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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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adiabatic adiactinic adiantum adiaphorism adiaphorist adiaphoristic adiaphorite adiaphorous adiaphory adiathermic

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