embalm
Treat the deceased
To embalm is to preserve a corpse from decay, typically by replacing blood with preservative fluids.
The practice prepares bodies for viewing at funerals or for long-term preservation.
Figuratively, to embalm something is to preserve it unchanged: His letters embalm the spirit of that era.
The word suggests arrested decay—something kept from natural deterioration.
Colorless pungent preservative gas
- preservativeAgent preventing spoilage
- morticianFuneral home professional
- funeral homeFacility for death services
- arterialOf major vessels
injection · cavity · trocar · restoration · cosmetology · preparation · viewing · visitation
Hydrated sodium carbonate mineral
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- linenFlax-derived textile
- canopicOf burial jars
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
pharaoh · pyramid · tomb · scarab · amulet · afterlife · hieroglyphics · necropolis
Burial container
- coffinBurial container for remains
- hearseVehicle transporting caskets
- wakePath left in water
- viewingAct of watching something
eulogy · mourning · bereavement · pallbearer · cortege · shroud · memorial · repose
Protect from loss
- immortalizeMake lastingly famous
- commemorateHonor the memory of
- memorializeHonor through lasting tribute
- enshrinePreserve as sacred
perpetuate · honor · tribute · legacy · remembrance · cherish · timeless · eternal
formaldehyde
Colorless pungent preservative gas
- preservativeAgent preventing spoilage
- morticianFuneral home professional
- funeral homeFacility for death services
arterial · injection · cavity · trocar · restoration · cosmetology · preparation · viewing · visitation · deceased
natron
Hydrated sodium carbonate mineral
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- linenFlax-derived textile
- canopicOf burial jars
sarcophagus · pharaoh · pyramid · tomb · scarab · amulet · afterlife · hieroglyphics · necropolis · bandages
casket
Burial container
viewing · eulogy · mourning · bereavement · pallbearer · cortege · shroud · memorial · repose · dirge
preserve
Protect from loss
- immortalizeMake lastingly famous
- commemorateHonor the memory of
- memorializeHonor through lasting tribute
enshrine · perpetuate · honor · tribute · legacy · remembrance · cherish · timeless · eternal · lasting
- preservationpreserve, preservatives, preservative, canning, freezing
- funeral ritesfuneral, bury, burial, funeral mass, burial rites
embalmcremate
Burn a corpse
incinerate · burn · compost · natural burial · alkaline hydrolysis
- embalming fluidChemical for preserving corpses
- embalming roomWhere bodies are preserved
- embalmed bodyChemically preserved human remains