embalmings
Mortuary preservation procedures
Embalmings are instances of preserving corpses from decay, typically by injecting chemicals and removing fluids.
The word appears in contexts discussing mortuary practices or historical preservation methods: The embalmings were performed overnight before the viewing.
Rarely used—embalming as an uncountable noun is far more common.
Colorless pungent preservative gas
- injectionsSyringe-administered doses
- arterialOf major vessels
- fluidsSubstances that flow freely
- preservativesDecay-preventing substances
chemicals · cavities · disinfection · fixatives · solutions · infusions · treatments · penetration
Processes of preserving corpses
- EgyptiansNorth African Arab nation's people
- pharaohsAncient Egypt's supreme rulers
- sarcophagiDecorated stone burial chests
- tombsChambers for the dead
pyramids · natron · linen · wrappings · canopic · organs · rituals · afterlife
Acts of keeping safe
- cadaversBodies after death
- corpsesDead human bodies
- funeralsRites for the deceased
- burialsPlacing dead underground
mortuaries · undertakers · deceased · remains · interments · caskets · viewings · wakes
formaldehyde
Colorless pungent preservative gas
- injectionsSyringe-administered doses
- arterialOf major vessels
- fluidsSubstances that flow freely
preservatives · chemicals · cavities · disinfection · fixatives · solutions · infusions · treatments · penetration · saturation
mummifications
Processes of preserving corpses
- EgyptiansNorth African Arab nation's people
- pharaohsAncient Egypt's supreme rulers
- sarcophagiDecorated stone burial chests
tombs · pyramids · natron · linen · wrappings · canopic · organs · rituals · afterlife · Anubis
preservations
Acts of keeping safe
burials · mortuaries · undertakers · deceased · remains · interments · caskets · viewings · wakes · autopsies
embalmingscremations
Burning deceased bodies
incinerations · green burials · sky burials · alkaline hydrolysis · sea burials
embalmingsdecompositions
Breakings into simpler parts
rotting · decay · natural decay · biodegradation · disintegrations
- embalming fluidChemical for preserving corpses
- embalming roomWhere bodies are preserved