Embalming

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The work of an embalmer.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of embalm form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
anhydrationblast-freezingbottlingbriningcanningcorning

Example

More examples

"Had King Tut died of a head injury, Selim says the 1,900 cross-sectional CT images would have showed the two bone fragments inside the skull fused with embalming resin."

Related phrases

embalming fluidembalming room

More for "embalming"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.