mummification
mummification · mummifications
мумификация
Mumifizierung
The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummyThe preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy.
/ˌmʌmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy.
Mumifizierung
мумификацияmumifikacija
embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
(countable, uncountable)The practice of wrapping a person's arms, torso, and legs in order to restrict their movement.
Examples
1 sentencesWhat is the difference between cremation and mummification?
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it:
Origin
From mummify + -ication, after French momification.From mummify + -ication, after French momification.
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Forms
plural: mummifications| Singular | mummification |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color:dry gangrenecold gangrenemumification necrosis
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmummify
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable