embalm
verb
em·balm
im-ˈbä(l)m 
em-
embalmed; embalming; embalms
1
: to treat (a dead body) so as to protect from decay
2
: to fill with sweet odors : perfume
3
: to protect from decay or oblivion : preserve
embalm a hero's memory
4
: to fix in a static condition
embalmer
noun
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By contrast, the remains of people who died from infectious diseases—if not embalmed or cremated—are subject to tighter rules and may require a CDC import permit prior to entry.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Rather than embalming the decade, this show revitalizes it.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
If the interpretation holds, the study pushes documented artificial mummification back thousands of years before the Chinchorro mummies of South America and the embalming traditions of ancient Egypt.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
People around the world have long practiced mummifying, or preserving organic remains, using various techniques — including heat, smoke, salts, freeze-drying and embalming — to remove moisture from the body’s soft tissues and prevent decay.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Rather than embalming the decade, this show revitalizes it.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
If the interpretation holds, the study pushes documented artificial mummification back thousands of years before the Chinchorro mummies of South America and the embalming traditions of ancient Egypt.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
People around the world have long practiced mummifying, or preserving organic remains, using various techniques — including heat, smoke, salts, freeze-drying and embalming — to remove moisture from the body’s soft tissues and prevent decay.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Embalm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embalm. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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embalm
verb
em·balm
im-ˈbä(l)m
: to treat a dead body with special preparations to preserve it from decay
embalmer
noun
Medical Definition
embalm
transitive verb
em·balm
im-ˈbä(l)m, New England also -ˈbȧm
: to treat (a dead body) so as to protect from decay
embalmer
noun
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