embalm
Example Sentences
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As a result of the alleged substandard embalming, family members say they were forced to witness the “grotesque and undignified condition of their loved one’s remains” and suffered humiliation, grief and horror.
From Los Angeles Times
Across all samples, scientists identified 81 distinct VOCs that offer clues about the materials used during the embalming process and the time periods in which the mummies were prepared.
From Science Daily
Six years later it was submerged, only to come and go with drought cycles that have left it increasingly embalmed in salt.
A local undertaker said the embalmed remains of the Iranian sailors were being sent back in sealed boxes.
From Barron's
Funeral homes charge for embalming, caskets, vaults and funeral services.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
