Meaning of MUMMIFICATION

Pronunciation:			m`umufik'eyshun
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy [n]  a condition resembling that of a mummy; "bureaucratic mummification in red tape" [n]  (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
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	Synonyms:		dry gangrene
	See Also:		condition, embalmment, gangrene, slough, sphacelus, status
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\Mum`mi*fi*ca"tion\, n. [See {Mummify}.] The act of making a mummy.
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Thesaurus Terms
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