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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

adipocere

/ad-uh-poh-seer/US // ˈæd ə poʊˌsɪər //UK // (ˌædɪpəʊˈsɪə, ˈædɪpəʊˌsɪə) //

脂肪细胞,脂肪含量,脂肪含量高,脂肪含量较高

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a waxy substance produced by the decomposition of dead animal bodies in moist burial places or under water.

Examples

  • He is the first to observe and describe that curious product of the decomposition of flesh known to modern chemists as adipocere.

  • Hatchettine or rock-fat is sometimes called adipocere; and bog-butter is a substance nearly similar to it.

  • Besides, dead animal matter38 can be worked up more profitably than in making artificial adipocere.

  • There was not a trace of adipocere—the peculiar waxy soap that forms in bodies that decay in water or in a damp situation.

  • The autopsy on the exhumed body of Perrotte Mace was inconclusive, owing to the condition of adipocere.

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