Project Gutenberg 2022-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 146 Wetherill, Charles Mayer 1825 1871 Wetherill, Charles M. On adipocire, and its formation $aUnited States :$bAmerican Philosophical Society,$c1855. deaurider, Les Gallowaay and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "On adipocire, and its formation" by Charles Mayer Wetherill is a scientific publication from the mid-19th century. This work explores the chemical and physiological processes surrounding the formation of adipocire, a waxy substance that can form during the decomposition of animal tissues. Wetherill delves into the historical and experimental backdrop of adipocire, discussing various theories and experiments that aim to understand its nature and formation mechanisms. The book presents an in-depth examination of the formation of adipocire from various sources, including human and animal remains, through a comprehensive review of historical discoveries and Wetherill’s own experimental research. He recounts different scientists' experimentation with animal tissues and their observations on how environmental factors, such as moisture and temperature, contribute to the transformation of flesh into adipocire. Wetherill further discusses the chemical composition of adipocire, including the various fatty acids involved, and draws conclusions about its origins, suggesting it is primarily derived from the fat of the bodies rather than from the decomposition of muscle proteins. Ultimately, the work provides a detailed account of a unique aspect of biochemical processes in post-mortem conditions, appealing to those interested in anatomy, chemistry, and forensic science. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/101687858.nlm.nih.gov 20210820081926wetherill 1855 US Reading ease score: 53.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Adipocere Fatty acids Postmortem changes QD Text Category: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry 110210 2025-07-27T10:29:05.308510 text/html 85700 2024-10-19T01:24:17 text/html 221892 2025-07-27T10:29:08.079952 application/epub+zip 221907 2025-07-27T10:29:06.027953 application/epub+zip 127487 2025-07-27T10:29:05.667964 application/epub+zip 660601 2025-07-27T10:29:09.956934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 649381 2025-07-27T10:29:07.805017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95862 2025-07-27T10:29:05.061488 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75848 2024-10-19T01:24:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16197 2025-07-27T10:29:10.101938 application/rdf+xml 14582 2025-07-27T10:29:05.833462 image/jpeg 2417 2025-07-27T10:29:05.746969 image/jpeg 190736 2025-07-27T10:29:05.325467 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia