adiopocere

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noun

A wax-like organic substance formed by the decay, in a wet and low-oxygen environment (anaerobic bacterial hydrolysis), of a dead body's fat.

Similar
corpse waxgrave waxmortuary wax
OriginLatin adips, adeps →
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Meanings

nounadiopocere (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA wax-like organic substance formed by the decay, in a wet and low-oxygen environment (anaerobic bacterial hydrolysis), of a dead body's fat.

    Synonyms: corpse wax, grave wax, mortuary wax

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA wax-like organic substance formed by the decay, in a wet and low-oxygen environment (anaerobic bacterial hydrolysis), of a dead body's fat.

Similar
corpse waxgrave waxmortuary wax

Origin

  1. Latinadips, adeps“fat”
  2. Englishadiopocere

From Latin adips, adeps (“fat”) + cēra (“wax”).

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APA

adiopocere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adiopocere

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“adiopocere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adiopocere. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adiopocere,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adiopocere.

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