embalm
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It is used to embalm dead bodies and to make perfume, incense and medicine.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2023
However, Full Circle, and doulas across the country, do not embalm or handle human remains.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2022
Lawyer Ronald Gordon, who is representing Chen’s family, said Chen’s parents traveled to Fiji after their daughter’s death but didn’t embalm her body and take her to the U.S. as they’d hoped.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2022
Chili peppers make you sweat; tragic novels make you cry; academic papers embalm you in a formaldehyde of words and then give you a splendid phrase to use for the rest of your life.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2021
Someone had to embalm her before Mollie saw her.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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