embalmment
Mortuary body treatment
Embalmment is the process of preserving a dead body from decay, typically by treating it with chemicals.
The practice prepares corpses for viewing at funerals or, in ancient Egypt, for the afterlife.
The embalmment took several hours to complete.
Colorless pungent preservative gas
- morticianFuneral home professional
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- cadaverBody for dissection
- corpseDeceased human body
casket · coffin · funeral home · arterial · trocar · cosmetics · viewing · visitation
Hydrated sodium carbonate mineral
- linenFlax-derived textile
- canopic jarsFunerary viscera containers
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
pharaohs · desiccation · amulets · bandages · afterlife · priests · rites · tomb
formaldehyde
Colorless pungent preservative gas
- morticianFuneral home professional
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- cadaverBody for dissection
corpse · casket · coffin · funeral home · arterial · trocar · cosmetics · viewing · visitation · decomposition
natron
Hydrated sodium carbonate mineral
- linenFlax-derived textile
- canopic jarsFunerary viscera containers
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
pyramids · pharaohs · desiccation · amulets · bandages · afterlife · priests · rites · tomb · resin
interment
Putting a body underground
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
- mausoleumMonumental building for interment
- sepulcherChamber for the dead
tombstone · cemetery · gravesite · vault · funerary · burial · grave · memorial · headstone · entombment
embalmmentcremation
Burning the deceased
incineration · alkaline hydrolysis · sky burial · natural burial · green burial
embalmmentdecomposition
Breakdown into simpler parts
putrefaction · decay · rotting · biodegradation · disintegration
embalmmentnatural burial
Chemical-free earth interment
green burial · decomposition · natural decay · biodegradation · dust to dust
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