mummification

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noun

mum·​mi·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌməm-i-fə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: the process of mummifying or the state of being mummified

2

: the devitalization of a tooth pulp followed by amputation of the coronal portion leaving the remainder of the devitalized tissue in the tooth canal

3

: dry gangrene

mummify

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verb

mum·​mi·​fy ˈməm-i-ˌfī 

mummified; mummifying

transitive verb

1

: to embalm and dry as or as if a mummy

2

a

: to make into or like a mummy

b

: to cause to dry up and shrivel

intransitive verb

: to dry up and shrivel like a mummy

a mummified fetus