What is the difference between cremation and mummification?
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Mummification
Synonyms for "mummification" (82 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Noun(2 words)
air dryingcold gangrene
Strong matches (24)
corpus delicticrowbaitcuringdeaddead bodydead mandead persondeceaseddecedentdehumidificationdehydrationdeparteddesiccationdrainagedry bonesdry-curingdryingdrying updustearth
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embalmed corpseembalming
Noun(2 words)
desiccationdry gangrene
Related words (41)
Noun(5 words)
embalmmentevaporationfood for wormsfreeze-dryingfreezingfuminginsolationirradiationjerkinglate lamentedmarinationmortal remainsmummyorganic remainspicklingpottingquick-freezingrefrigerationrelicsreliquiae
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More general
11 entriesconditiondesiccation processembalmmentfigurative processfunerary practicegangrenemetaphorpreservationsloughsphacelusstatus
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5 entriesEgyptian mummificationbog mummiesbureaucratic mummificationdesert mummificationeconomic mummification
Collocations
6 entriesEgyptian mummificationancient mummificationdesiccation preservationfunerary practicemummification processnatural mummification
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Mummification is not reserved exclusively for humans. Cats, dogs, and even crocodiles often get the same treatment—complete with animal-shaped coffins and painted faces.
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