Embalmment

em·balm  (m-bäm)

tr.v. em·balmed, em·balm·ing, em·balms

1. To treat (a corpse) with preservatives in order to prevent decay.

2. To protect from change or oblivion; preserve or fix: "A precedent embalms a principle" (Benjamin Disraeli).

3. To impart fragrance to; perfume: Spicy aromas embalmed the air.

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[Middle English embaumen, from Old French embasmer : en-, in; see en-¹ + basme, balm; see balm.]

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em·balmer n.

em·balmment n.

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Noun

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embalmment - preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals mummification - embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy preservation - a process that saves organic substances from decay