Definition of Grave wax

1. Noun. A waxy substance found on corpses; adipocere ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Grave wax

1. A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown colour, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places. It is a result of fatty degeneration. Origin: L. Adeps, adipis, fat + cera wax: cf. F. Adipocere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grave Wax

gravadlaxes
gravamen
gravamens
gravamina
gravastar
gravastars
gravatar
grave
grave accent
grave accents
grave marker
grave markers
grave mound
grave robber
grave robbing
grave wax (current term)
graveclothes
graved
gravedigger
gravediggers
gravegliaite
gravel
gravel pit
graveled
graveless
gravelike
graveling
gravelled
gravellike
gravelliness

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