- Embalmment
- Embalmment Em*balm"ment, n. [Cf. F. embaumement.] The act of embalming. [R.] --Malone. [1913 Webster]
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Embalmment
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embalmment — noun see embalm … New Collegiate Dictionary
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embalmment — em balm·ment || mÉ™nt n. dead body preserved with balsams and other chemicals; act of mummifying or preserving a body with balsams and other chemicals … English contemporary dictionary
embalmment — em·balm·ment … English syllables
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mummification — noun 1. a condition resembling that of a mummy bureaucratic mummification in red tape • Derivationally related forms: ↑mummify • Hypernyms: ↑condition, ↑status 2. (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is… … Useful english dictionary
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