adipocere; grave wax
Technical term for a waxy substance formed during the decomposition of a corpse in moist conditions.
Adipocere had formed on the body found in the marshland.
屍蝋は、死体が湿った環境で分解するときに生じる蝋状の物質である。
Adipocere is a waxy substance that forms when a corpse decomposes in a moist environment.
Standard kanji spelling for adipocere.
Search-only form combining 死 and kyūjitai 蠟.
Variant spelling using 死 instead of 屍.
Compound of 屍 (corpse) and 蝋 (wax), directly describing the substance.