mummification

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Related terms
  - 1.2.2 Translations

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mummy +‎ -fication

Noun[edit]

mummification (plural mummifications)

The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy.

Related terms[edit]

mummify

Translations[edit]

the making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it

Maori: whakapakokotanga

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