Synonym: adipocere. ... Origin: Lipo-+ L. Cera, wax ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: lip′ō-sēr Synonyms: adipocere
lipocere, lipoceratous Adipocere (adipoceratous), a fatty substance of waxy consistency into which dead animal tissues (as those of a corpse) are sometimes converted when kept from the air under certain favoring conditions of temperature.