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embalming /em·balm·ing/ (em-bahm´ing) treatment of a dead body to retard decomposition. embalming [embä′ming] the practice of applying antiseptics and preservatives to a corpse to retard the natural decomposition of tissues. embalming treatment of a dead body to retard decomposition. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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All signs indicate an impending shortage of funeral directors and embalmers is only a few short years away. But research results published this fall by chemists at the University of Bristol in England show that the embalmers lavished as much care on the animals as they did on human mummies. We have very few practicing women embalmers in the profession. |
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