embalm
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She and her colleagues also embalm about 65% of the bodies, preserving them for longer and slowing down decomposition.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023
In 2020, a woman in Michigan with cerebral palsy was declared dead by paramedics but was discovered to be breathing hours later by a funeral home worker who was preparing to embalm her body.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2023
Another unexpected application for the antimicrobial sealant: “To embalm large intruders like mice and wasps that are too heavy to carry out after they sting them to death,” she said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022
Families were no longer required to embalm their loved ones — a service that can cost anywhere from $500 to $1,000.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2022
Someone had to embalm her before Mollie saw her.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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