mummification

mum·mi·fy  (mm-f)

v. mum·mi·fied, mum·mi·fy·ing, mum·mi·fies

v.tr.

1. To make into a mummy by embalming and drying.

2. To cause to shrivel and dry up.

v.intr.

To shrivel or dry up like a mummy.

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mummi·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mummification - a condition resembling that of a mummy; "bureaucratic mummification in red tape" condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
	2.	mummification - (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color cold gangrene, dry gangrene, mumification necrosis pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases gangrene, slough, sphacelus - necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
	3.	mummification - embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy embalmment - preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals

Translations

mummification [ˌmʌmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → momificación f

mummification

n → Mumifizierung f