balsamationn.
/bɔːlsəˈmeɪʃən//balsəˈmeɪʃən/ The process of embalming or preserving from putrefaction.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [noun] > preservation from decay, loss, or destruction > specifically from decay
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the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > preparation or treatment of corpse > [noun] > embalming
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1682 Philos. Coll. (Royal Soc.) No. 4. 104 An Universal Balsamation, or Conservation of all things Animal, or Vegetable.
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Balsamation..the act or art of embalming dead bodies.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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