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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