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embalmment

/ɛmˈbɑmmənt/ noun

The process of embalming.

Word Origin Embalmment comes from 'embalm,' which is 'em-' (in) + 'balm.' 'Balm' traces back to Hebrew 'basam' meaning spice or perfume, via Latin 'balsamum.' So embalming is literally putting spices and perfumes into a body to preserve it. The word 'balmy' (soothing) and 'balsamic' share the root. The '-ment' suffix makes it a noun.

noun The process of embalming. countable

The embalmment of the pharaoh's body took forty days to complete.

(名词) 遗体防腐处理

法老尸体的防腐处理花了四十天才完成。

(sustantivo) El proceso de embalsamar.

La momificación del cuerpo del faraón tardó cuarenta días en completarse.

(nom) embaumement; thanatopraxie [Processus d'embaumement d'un corps.]

L'embaumement du corps du pharaon a pris quarante jours.

(Substantiv) Einbalsamierung [Der Vorgang des Einbalsamierens, insbesondere zur Konservierung eines Leichnams.]

Die **Embalmment**-Prozedur des Pharaos dauerte vierzig Tage.

(名詞) 遺体の防腐処理。死体に防腐剤を施して長期保存する処置。

ファラオの遺体の防腐処理は、完了までに40日を要した。

(substantivo) embalsamamento; tanatopraxia [O processo de embalsamar.]

O **embalsamamento** do corpo do faraó levou quarenta dias para ser concluído.

Synonyms: embalming preservation mummification curing conservation Antonyms: decomposition decay putrefaction rotting
Word parts: em + balm + ment

Related words

balmy embalmer balsamic

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