what does mummification mean?
MUMMIFICATION as NOUN
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
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