HyperDic: plastinate

English > 1 sense of the word plastinate:
VERBpossessionplastinatepreserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes
English > plastinate: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
Meaningpreserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example"The doctor plastinates bodies to teach anatomy to his students"
Broaderconserve, preserve, maintain, keep upKeep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
Nounsplastinationa process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues

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