adipoceration
/ˌadɪpə(ʊ)səˈreɪʃn/Medicine. Now rare
noun
The process by which fatty tissue in a dead body is converted into adipocere.
Origin
Early 19th century. From adipocere + -ation. Compare later adipocerate.
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