Associations to the word «Mummification»

Wiktionary

MUMMIFICATION, noun. The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy.

Dictionary definition

MUMMIFICATION, noun. A condition resembling that of a mummy; "bureaucratic mummification in red tape".
MUMMIFICATION, noun. (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color.
MUMMIFICATION, noun. Embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy.

Wise words

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