mummification
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1. embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | embalmment, |
| definition | : | preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals (noun.act) |
2. (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color (noun.state)
| domain category | : | pathology, |
| definition | : | the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases (noun.cognition) |
3. a condition resembling that of a mummy (noun.state)
4. embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy (noun.act)
| derivation | : | mummify, |
| definition | : | remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it (verb.possession) |
5. a condition resembling that of a mummy (noun.state)
| derivation | : | mummify, |
| definition | : | preserve while making lifeless (verb.stative) |
6. embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy (noun.act)
| derivation | : | mummify, |
| definition | : | remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it (verb.possession) |
7. a condition resembling that of a mummy (noun.state)
| derivation | : | mummify, |
| definition | : | preserve while making lifeless (verb.stative) |
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