| NOUN | act | embalmment | preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams / balsams and drugs and other chemicals |
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| Meaning | preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams / balsams and drugs and other chemicals. | |
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| Narrower | mummification | embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping / wrapping it as a mummy |
| Broader | preservation | A process that saves organic substances from decay |
| Spanish | embalsamamiento | |
| Catalan | embalsamament | |
| Verbs | embalm | preserve a dead body |
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