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ADIPOCERE (from the Lat. adeps, fat, and cera, wax) , a substance into which animal matter is sometimes converted, and so named by A. F. Fourcroy , from its resemblance to both fat and wax. When the Cimetiere des Innocens at Paris was removed in 1786-1787, great
body
ammonia
residue
lime , &c., derived from the tissues. The artificial formation of adipocere has been studied; it appears that it is not formed from albuminous matter, but from the various fats in the body
collecting
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