| / English Dictionary |
EMBALMMENT
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("embalmment" is a kind of...):
preservation (a process that saves organic substances from decay)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "embalmment"):
mummification (embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy)
Derivation:
embalm (preserve a dead body)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
