imbalming
/ɪmˈbɑmɪŋ/
noun
- The process of treating a dead body with chemicals to preserve it.
- Imbalming is often required for open-casket funerals.
- Modern imbalming techniques have changed little over the past century.
- The school offers a course in the art of imbalming.
verb
- Present participle of imbalm; treating a dead body with preservatives.
- The mortician is imbalming the deceased with great care.
- They are imbalming the body for the viewing tomorrow.
- She spent the afternoon imbalming the remains.