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mummify

verb as in embalm

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The body is then mummified due to a lack of moisture and oxygen in the glacier.

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Redacted videos of the couple’s mummified bodies captured on police bodycam recordings could be released if they are blurred, the court ruled.

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An Anglican church in Dublin has been unable to reopen a historic crypt to the public since the remains of mummified bodies were damaged in an arson attack.

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The inquest heard how Ms Winham's body was "mummified and almost skeletal" when it was found at her council flat in Devonshire Avenue.

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Researchers found Thutmose II's mummified remains two centuries ago but its original burial site had never been located.

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