crematory

noun cre·ma·to·ry \ ˈkrē-mə-ˌtȯr-ē , ˈkre- \

|Updated on: 22 Jul 2018

Definition of crematory

plural crematories

: a furnace for cremating; also : an establishment containing such a furnace

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crematory

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In a crematory retort, prosthetics melt or burn or, in the case of a pacemaker's lthium-ion battery, explode.

— hayley campbell, WIRED, "A New Way to Dispose of Corpses—With Chemistry!," 27 Mar. 2018
Also in November, BuzzFeed reported that 911 bodies were cremated following Hurricane Maria without being examined, and that in many cases, funeral home and crematory directors believed that those people had died as a result of the hurricane.

— sheri fink, New York Times, "Why Are the Death Tolls in Puerto Rico From Hurricane Maria So Different?," 2 June 2018
The crematory then got in touch with the son, listed as next of kin.

— steve burns, ajc, "Funeral home owner faces criminal charges after cremation mix-up," 21 June 2018
Arrangements are by Hughes Funeral Home & crematory, 7951 American way, Daphne, AL, 36526.

— OrlandoSentinel.com, "Deaths in Central Florida: 6/13," 13 June 2018
The funeral home or crematory then contacts Save My Ink Forever, who sends a recovery kit.

— william axford, Houston Chronicle, "Memorialize your deceased loved one by preserving and framing their tattoos," 31 May 2018
Other implants, like plastic urinary pessaries or penile pumps, would never even be seen by a crematory worker.

— hayley campbell, WIRED, "A New Way to Dispose of Corpses—With Chemistry!," 27 Mar. 2018
The Germans, needing slave labor in their drive to gobble up Europe, herded Jews into a constellation of camps — some in urban factories, some at sprawling sites like Auschwitz-Birkenau, known more for their gas chambers and crematories.

— joseph berger, New York Times, "Sala Kirschner, 94, Whose Trove of Letters Told of the Holocaust, Dies," 13 Mar. 2018
The first modern crematory was built in the U.S. in 1876.

— caren chesler, Popular Mechanics, "Burning Out: What Really Happens Inside a Crematorium," 1 Mar. 2018

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: a place where the bodies of dead people are cremated

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noun cre·ma·to·ry \ ˈkrē-mə-ˌtōr-ē, ˈkrem-ə-, -ˌtȯr- \

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