adipocire

English

Etymology

adipo- (“fat”) + Latin cēra (“wax”)

Noun

adipocire (plural adipocires)

2. A mineral hydrocarbon, mainly comprising octatriacontane, found in some coal seams.

   Coordinate terms: (possibly sometimes synonymous) hatchettite, evenkite

4. Alternative form of adipocere.

Anagrams

• aperiodic, apiocerid