- embalmment
- em·balm·ment
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embalmment
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Embalmment — Em*balm ment, n. [Cf. F. embaumement.] The act of embalming. [R.] Malone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
embalmment — noun see embalm … New Collegiate Dictionary
embalmment — See embalmer. * * * … Universalium
embalmment — Note mm … Dictionary of troublesome word
embalmment — em balm·ment || mÉ™nt n. dead body preserved with balsams and other chemicals; act of mummifying or preserving a body with balsams and other chemicals … English contemporary dictionary
embalmment — noun preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals • Derivationally related forms: ↑embalm • Hypernyms: ↑preservation • Hyponyms: ↑mummification … Useful english dictionary
salvation — salvational, adj. /sal vay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc. 2. the state of being saved or protected from harm, risk, etc. 3. a source, cause, or means of being saved or protected from harm,… … Universalium
mummification — noun 1. a condition resembling that of a mummy bureaucratic mummification in red tape • Derivationally related forms: ↑mummify • Hypernyms: ↑condition, ↑status 2. (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is… … Useful english dictionary
embalm — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English embaumen, from Anglo French enbaumer, enbasmer, from en + basme balm more at balm Date: 14th century 1. to treat (a dead body) so as to protect from decay 2. to fill with sweet odors ; perfume 3. to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Reza Shah — For the Afghan serial killer, see Reza Khan (Taliban). Infobox Monarch | name =Rezā Shāh Pahlavi reign =December 15, 1925 September 16, 1941 coronation = predecessor =Ahmad Shah Qajar successor =Mohammad Reza Pahlavi consort =Tadj ol Molouk issue … Wikipedia
