adipocere
English
/ˈædɪpoˌsiə(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis
Etymology
Derived from Latin cēra (wax).
Origin
Latin
cēra
Gloss
wax
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adipocerate English
- adipoceration English
- adipoceriform English
- adipocerous English
- adipocire English
- ceraceous English
- ceramide English
- cero- English
- cero Latin
- cerosus Latin
- cēra Latin
- cera Italian
- cera Spanish, Castilian
- cire Old French
- cera Catalan, Valencian
- ceară Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- céir Old Irish
- cera Old Portuguese
- tsearã Aromanian
- cera Occitan
- cera Asturian
- cere Friulian
- cira Sicilian
- caira Dalmatian
- *kuɨr Proto-Brythonic