embalming
Mortician's chemical treatment
Embalming is the process of preserving a dead body from decay, typically by replacing blood with chemical solutions like formaldehyde.
Funeral homes embalm corpses to allow viewing before burial: The embalming took several hours.
The practice dates to ancient Egypt, where it was essential to mummification.
As a participle, embalming also describes anything that preserves: the embalming cold of the arctic.
Service honoring the dead
- casketBurial container
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- morticianFuneral home professional
- undertakerFuneral service professional
viewing · wake · visitation · hearse · cemetery · grave · mourning · memorial
Hydrated sodium carbonate mineral
- linenFlax-derived textile
- canopicOf burial jars
- mummificationPreserving bodies after death
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
pharaoh · pyramid · afterlife · tomb · amulet · scarab · desiccation · hieroglyphs
Colorless pungent preservative gas
- fixativeSubstance that preserves artwork
- preservativeAgent preventing spoilage
- phenolAromatic hydroxyl compound
- arterialOf major vessels
perfusion · methanol · formalin · injection · cavity · trocar · humectant · dye
Body for dissection
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- anatomyStudy of organism structure
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- tissueDisposable soft paper
preservation · laboratory · specimen · medical · pathology · histology · fixation · conservation
Formal event marking occasions
- anointingCeremonial oil application
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- priestsOrdained religious leaders
sacred · purification · preparation · tradition · offerings · prayers · sanctity · veneration
funeral
Service honoring the dead
undertaker · viewing · wake · visitation · hearse · cemetery · grave · mourning · memorial · shroud
natron
Hydrated sodium carbonate mineral
- linenFlax-derived textile
- canopicOf burial jars
- mummificationPreserving bodies after death
sarcophagus · pharaoh · pyramid · afterlife · tomb · amulet · scarab · desiccation · hieroglyphs · necropolis
formaldehyde
Colorless pungent preservative gas
- fixativeSubstance that preserves artwork
- preservativeAgent preventing spoilage
- phenolAromatic hydroxyl compound
arterial · perfusion · methanol · formalin · injection · cavity · trocar · humectant · dye · cosmetic
cadaver
Body for dissection
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- anatomyStudy of organism structure
- autopsyMedical examination after death
tissue · preservation · laboratory · specimen · medical · pathology · histology · fixation · conservation · educational
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- anointingCeremonial oil application
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
priests · sacred · purification · preparation · tradition · offerings · prayers · sanctity · veneration · spiritual
- Ancient Egyptpharaoh, pharaohs, sphinx, pyramids, hieroglyphics
- Egyptpyramids, Cairo, Sphinx, Nile, pharaoh
- funeral customsburial, funeral, cremation, funeral procession, casket
- funeralsfuneral, burial, cremation, casket, coffin
- mortalitydeath, death knell, deceased, death rate, death acceptance
- mourningfuneral, burial, grief, bereavement, wake
embalmingcremation
Burning the deceased
incineration · alkaline hydrolysis · natural burial · green burial · sky burial
embalmingdecomposition
Breakdown into simpler parts
decay · rotting · putrefaction · biodegradation · natural decay
- embalming fluidChemical for preserving corpses
- embalming roomWhere bodies are preserved