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adiopocere

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
adiopocere
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

corpse wax grave wax mortuary wax

Questions

What does adiopocere mean?
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.
Where does adiopocere come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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