MUMMIFICATION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
    Hypernyms(s) mummification is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) mummification is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • a condition resembling that of a mummy
    Usage Example(s)
    • bureaucratic mummification in red tape
    Hypernyms(s) mummification is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)