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embalmment

embalmment noun: the process of embalming.

Noun

embalmment (countable and uncountable, plural embalmments)

  1. The process of embalming.
    • In doing so, they suggest a way forward for a city in which preservation is all too often a form of embalmment.2009 February 20, Nicolai Ouroussoff, “Boxy to Bold: A Concert Hall Busts Out”, in New York Times

Forms of embalmment

pluralembalmments

Origin of embalmment

From embalm + -ment.

Questions about embalmment

What does embalmment mean?
Embalmment means the process of embalming.
What part of speech is embalmment?
Embalmment is a noun.
What is the plural of embalmment?
The plural of embalmment is embalmments.

Words near embalmment in the dictionary

  1. embalming fluid
  2. embalming fluids
  3. embalming room
  4. embalming rooms
  5. embalmings
  6. embalmment
  7. embalmments
  8. embalms
  9. Embaloh
  10. embalsado
  11. embalsam

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